Deserted medieval hamlet E of Draycott
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.26118, -2.73391
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Goldfinch
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Goldfinch
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Great Tit +35 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Great Tit +35 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Autumn Lady's-tresses, Small Scabious +2 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
6 photos from nearby open sources
Entrance Passage of Draycott Cave
Photos
Entrance Passage of Draycott Cave
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
29,445 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,445 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
springautumnwinter
2025Swallow · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Common Blue · Small Heath
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Wall Scalewort · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Small Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Kidney Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,445 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
springautumnwinter
2025Swallow · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Common Blue · Small Heath
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Wall Scalewort · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Small Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Kidney Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaSmall BlueCupido minimus2024Small BlueCupido minimus2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2024Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatumCommon Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Events & activities nearby
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