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🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.14993, -2.54438
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦17+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Pied Wagtail
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Thorner's of Somerset — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦17+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Pied Wagtail
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Thorner's of Somerset — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +14 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic +153 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +14 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route7.1 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
☕Café
Thorner's of Somerset · 47m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
2,070 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,070 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Robin
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
🐝Insects156 species
summerautumn
2025Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Square-spot Rustic · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Brimstone Moth
+151 more speciesHide species list
All 156 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2018
- Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018
- Brimstone Moth
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,070 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Robin
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
🐝Insects156 species
summerautumn
2025Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Square-spot Rustic · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Brimstone Moth
+151 more speciesHide species list
All 156 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2018
- Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018
- Brimstone Moth
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2018Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Common WainscotMythimna pallens2018Common WainscotMythimna pallens2018Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2018Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2018Black RusticAporophyla nigra2018Black RusticAporophyla nigra2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2018Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2018Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2018Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2018Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2018Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2018Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2018Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2018Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2018Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2018Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2018Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2018Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2018Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2018Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2018Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2018Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2018Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2018Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2018Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2018Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2018Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2018Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2018Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2018Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2018Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2018Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2018Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2018Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2018Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2018Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2018Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2018Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2018Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2018Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2018Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2018Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2018MochaCyclophora annularia2018MochaCyclophora annularia2018SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2018SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2018Common WaveCabera exanthemata2018Common WaveCabera exanthemata2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2018Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Common PugEupithecia vulgata2018Common PugEupithecia vulgata2018UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2018UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria20187-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDecember MothPoecilocampa populi2018December MothPoecilocampa populi2018Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2018Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2018Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2018Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2018Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2018Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2018CoronetCraniophora ligustri2018CoronetCraniophora ligustri2018July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2018July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2018RusticHoplodrina blanda2018RusticHoplodrina blanda2018Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2018Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2018SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSatelliteEupsilia transversa2018SatelliteEupsilia transversa2018Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2018Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2018Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2018Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2018Dun-barCosmia trapezina2018Dun-barCosmia trapezina2018Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2018Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2018V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2018V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2018EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2018Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2018Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2018Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2018Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2018Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2018Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2018Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2018Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2018Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2018Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2018Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2018Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2018Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2018Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2018Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2018Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2018Small Waved UmberHorisme vitalbata2018Small Waved UmberHorisme vitalbata2018Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2018Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2018Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2018Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2018Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2023Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Early MothTheria primaria2018Early MothTheria primaria2018Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018Spruce CarpetThera britannica2018Spruce CarpetThera britannica2018Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2018Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2018VestalRhodometra sacraria2018VestalRhodometra sacraria2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2018Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2018Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2018Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2018Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2018Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2018Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2018Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2018Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2018Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2018Large RanunculusPolymixis flavicincta2018Large RanunculusPolymixis flavicincta2018Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2018Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2018Peach BlossomThyatira batis2018Peach BlossomThyatira batis2018Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2018Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2018Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis2018Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis2018Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2018Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2018Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2018Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2018Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2018Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2018Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2018Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2018Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2018Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2018Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2018Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2018Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2018Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2018Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2018Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2018Currant PugEupithecia assimilata2018Currant PugEupithecia assimilata2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018RivuletPerizoma affinitata2018RivuletPerizoma affinitata2018Chocolate-tipClostera curtula2018Chocolate-tipClostera curtula2018Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2018Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2018Mottled PugEupithecia exiguata2018Mottled PugEupithecia exiguata2018Small Yellow WaveHydrelia flammeolaria2018Small Yellow WaveHydrelia flammeolaria2018Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2018Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2018Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018Peppered MothBiston betularia2018Peppered MothBiston betularia2018Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2018Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2018Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2018Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2018ClayMythimna ferrago2018ClayMythimna ferrago2018Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2018Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2018Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2018Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2018Events & activities nearby
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