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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44004, -2.59831
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 ☕ Bake it — 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 ☕ Bake it — 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 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Swollen-thighed Beetle +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Swollen-thighed Beetle +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 8 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 236 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
107,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 107,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Unaspis euonymi · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Chinese Bramble · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 107,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Unaspis euonymi · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Chinese Bramble · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025 Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis 