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Dogs welcome 68 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.51163, -2.67642
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 ✦ 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Varied Carpet Beetle +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Varied Carpet Beetle +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Prior's Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Local 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ballast Lane public footpath · 579 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 579 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 167 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map River Avon Trail Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eudasyphora cyanella · Varied Carpet Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eudasyphora cyanella · Varied Carpet Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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