Wickwar Playing Fields
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.59464, -2.40607
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Buthaypublic footpath · 144 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 144 mPath type: residential
The Buthaypublic footpath · 37 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
The Downspublic footpath · 258 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 258 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Church Lanerestricted byway · 298 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 298 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Power lines crossing West End Road, Wickwar
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Myotis Bat species +5
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown Long-eared Bat
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rose Chafer
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2024
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Myotis Bat species +5
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Brown Long-eared Bat
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rose Chafer
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2024
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus auritus
Plecotus auritus
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