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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45547, -2.61633
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Eden Cafe Clifton — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Eden Cafe Clifton — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 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 Meridian Vale public footpath · 61 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 61 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 248 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 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 Cedar, Victoria Square, Bristol
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Wildlife to spot
143,650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 143,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jay · Wren · Redwing +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Rose Chafer +10
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +11
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 143,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jay · Wren · Redwing +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Rose Chafer +10
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +11
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Fissidens dubius
Fissidens dubius
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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