The Lew Hill Memorial Ground
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Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.35240, -2.38175
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Sixth Form Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Sixth Form Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Playing field
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
40,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Water Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Rugged Oil-beetle +16
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Fox-and-cubs · Bracken · Aspen +29
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Water Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Rugged Oil-beetle +16
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Fox-and-cubs · Bracken · Aspen +29
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana
Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica 