Stoke Park ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.49259, -2.55211
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Car Park 1 331m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Car Park 1 331m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Cartodere nodifer +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Cartodere nodifer +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 27 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 The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km Local 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 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 246 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 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 Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Lady Elizabeth Somerset's Obelisk, Stoke Park
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124,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 124,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cartodere nodifer · Aphodius fimetarius · Cheilosia grossa +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 124,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cartodere nodifer · Aphodius fimetarius · Cheilosia grossa +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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