Plan your visit
🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.45196, -2.57501
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Pasty Emporium — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Pasty Emporium — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Herring Gull +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Herring Gull +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 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 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 243 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local 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 Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
60,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Unaspis euonymi · Scathophaga stercoraria +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Unaspis euonymi · Scathophaga stercoraria +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Longicaudus trirhodus Longicaudus trirhodus2025
Longicaudus trirhodus Longicaudus trirhodus2025 