Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
50.83614, -2.51727
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route402 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ 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
9,931 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,931 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Frog
Common Cockchafer · Rhagium mordax · Rhinoceros Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,931 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Frog
Common Cockchafer · Rhagium mordax · Rhinoceros Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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