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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.45319, -2.63695
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 🅿️ Parking 454m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 454m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rock Pocket-moss, Minute Pouncewort +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rock Pocket-moss, Minute Pouncewort +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Clifton Link
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 Watercatch Walk, Tyntesfield Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blue public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Nightingale Valley public footpath · 830 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 830 m Surface ground Path type: path
Show on map 210 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 Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local 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 ▾
Photos St Mary the Virgin, Leigh Woods
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Wildlife to spot
96,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 96,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Wren · Jay · Redwing +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus +2
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Common Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rock Pocket-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +7
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 96,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Wren · Jay · Redwing +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus +2
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Common Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rock Pocket-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +7
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025 Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 