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WWII Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

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51.52437, -2.68715

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Herring Gull, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Herring Gull, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Community Forest PathWalking route72 km

Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

River Avon TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RATRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

146 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

River Avon Trail Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Downs WayCycling route

Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds55 species

winter

2025

Cetti's Warbler · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird +50

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
White StorkCiconia ciconia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus

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Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2025

Cetti's Warbler · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird +50

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
White StorkCiconia ciconia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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