Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.54269, -2.41376
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rose Chafer, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
The DramwayWalking route15 km▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Mercier Closepublic footpath · 131 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mPath type: residential
South Walkpublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
North Walkpublic footpath · 24 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Yate Spur (current)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Former St Mary's School, Yate, Gloucestershire 2015
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blackbird +49
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blackbird +49
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallicaProtaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallicaProtaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025Events & activities nearby
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