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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Clifton Link
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 22 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map Watercatch Walk, Tyntesfield Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 239 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 239 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Gordano Round public footpath · 541 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 541 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Gordano Round Link public footpath · 185 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 185 m Path type: path
Show on map 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Incline down
Show on map Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos St Bartholomew's church, Lower Failand
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Wildlife to spot
23,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,321 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +31
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dilated Scalewort · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +75
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,321 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +31
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dilated Scalewort · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +75
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Common Bladder-moss Physcomitrium pyriforme
Common Bladder-moss Physcomitrium pyriforme
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Dicranella howei Dicranella howei
Dicranella howei Dicranella howei
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Stanford Screw-moss Hennediella stanfordensis
Stanford Screw-moss Hennediella stanfordensis
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Don's Thread-moss Bryum donianum
Don's Thread-moss Bryum donianum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum 