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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44234, -2.61475
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🅿️ Cumberland Road 45m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Cumberland Road 45m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 33
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Local walking route
Show on map Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local 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 237 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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 Francis Church, Ashton Gate
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Wildlife to spot
71,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 71,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jay · Great Tit · Kestrel +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +11
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort +8
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 71,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jay · Great Tit · Kestrel +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +11
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort +8
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis 