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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.53531, -2.43133
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 🅿️ Sunnyside Playing Fields car park 69m away — 18 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 🅿️ Sunnyside Playing Fields car park 69m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Rose Chafer +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 28 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National 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 Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local 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 Highworth Crescent public footpath · 273 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 273 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Westleigh Close public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur (current) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chipping Sodbury Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Common Football Pitches, Yate
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Wildlife to spot
17,381 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,381 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Silver Fish · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,381 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Silver Fish · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025
Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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