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St Mary Magdalene

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🅿️Parking 370m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Common Smoothcap, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Common Smoothcap, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Bristol Triangular City Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 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 routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mariners Lanepublic footpath · 149 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Pitch and Pay Lanepublic footpath · 327 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mariners Lanepublic footpath · 436 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 436 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

230 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Malago GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

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