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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.46413, -2.59510
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Jay, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jay, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 278 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 ▾
Photos St Matthew's church, Bristol
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Wildlife to spot
138,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 138,626 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata · Rose Chafer +14
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 138,626 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata · Rose Chafer +14
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
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
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lunularia cruciata2025
Lunularia cruciata2025
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