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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 120 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.49052, -2.55293
Open directionsv Stoke Park is a public open space of 108 hectares in Bristol, England. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of Purdown, alongside the M32 motorway, together with the landmark Dower House and Purdown transmitter. Approximately 80% of the park is within the Bristol ward of Lockleaze; the remainder is within South Gloucestershire.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II listed park and garden
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Aphodius fimetarius +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Aphodius fimetarius +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 36 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 264 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
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Wildlife to spot
126,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 126,732 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Mallard · Mute Swan +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 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 spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 126,732 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Mallard · Mute Swan +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 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 spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 