St Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.49495, -2.49586
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,031 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki 