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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44232, -2.58400
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Chinese Bramble, Wall Screw-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Chinese Bramble, Wall Screw-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 May Walk public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: footway
Show on map 245 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
109,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 109,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Unaspis euonymi +8
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Chinese Bramble · Wall Screw-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 109,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Unaspis euonymi +8
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Chinese Bramble · Wall Screw-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025 