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Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Cormorant
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Gadwall +68 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Gadwall +68 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +21 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walton Heath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mini Marshes PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loxton's Marsh TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ham Wall LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bittern TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link from Route 3 to the Bittern TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route288 m
Named routeRef 3Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

Entrance to Sweet Track on Shapwick Heath NNR

Entrance to Sweet Track on Shapwick Heath NNR

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Facilities

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Parking

Avalon Marshes Centre · 272m

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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