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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45834, -2.59258
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Coffee Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Coffee Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 258 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local 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
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
101,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 101,394 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Great Tit +30
Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Unaspis euonymi · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 101,394 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Great Tit +30
Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Unaspis euonymi · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 