The Northern Slopes (The Novers) 23 ha
Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Getting here
51.42967, -2.59720
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 22-spot Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 213 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Incline down
Show on map Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Steps to the Northern Slopes
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Wildlife to spot
77,701 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 77,701 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Great Tit +26
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 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 · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare +6
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 77,701 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Great Tit +26
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 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 · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare +6
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 