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Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.45421, -2.47823
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
House Grade II* listed building
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 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Great Scented Liverwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Raspberry, Great Scented Liverwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map The Dramway public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Path type: footway
Show on map Avon and Gloucestershire Railway public footpath · 131 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 131 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map Avon and Gloucestershire Railway public footpath · 106 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 106 m Path type: footway
Show on map 114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wesley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos William Champion's Gardens - boat house
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Wildlife to spot
24,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Spotted-winged Drosophila +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Spotted-winged Drosophila +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
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