Staple Hill and Districts Allotments
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.48904, -2.50764
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 171 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map St Phillips Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map St Phillips Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
55,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus
Platycheirus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
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