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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 26 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 Three Peaks Walk Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Two Rivers Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Congresbury to Keynsham
Named route Ref 2RW Length 32 km Regional 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 Rowan Walk public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Dartmouth Walk public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Dartmouth Walk public footpath · 196 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 196 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
81,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mallard · Grey Heron · Magpie · Swift +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · White-legged Damselfly +3
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Forked Veilwort · Red Beard-moss · Rosa corymbifera · Rubus tuberculatus · Hedge Mustard +10
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Black Mustard Brassica nigra Bastard Cabbage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mallard · Grey Heron · Magpie · Swift +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · White-legged Damselfly +3
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Forked Veilwort · Red Beard-moss · Rosa corymbifera · Rubus tuberculatus · Hedge Mustard +10
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Black Mustard Brassica nigra Bastard Cabbage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scarce Chaser
Scarce Chaser
Libellula fulva2025
Libellula fulva2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Rapistrum rugosum
Rapistrum rugosum
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba 