The Northern Slopes (The Bommie) 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.43254, -2.58267
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 218 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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88,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 88,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +29
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Melanostoma scalare · Spotted-winged Drosophila +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 88,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +29
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Melanostoma scalare · Spotted-winged Drosophila +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 