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Admiral Hood Monument ✦ Ancient woodland
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.10133, -2.72130
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Best for 7 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Large White, Sphaerophoria, Corizus hyoscyami +16 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Poldon Way public footpath · 1.2 km ▾ Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Path type: footway
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Glastonbury Loop Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Bittern Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾ Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site Admiral Hood Monument is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌸 Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays 🐦 Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April 🦌 Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best 🌱 Visiting this spring
🌸 Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays 🐦 Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April 🦌 Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best ✦ Ancient ✓ Public access 🐶 Dogs
Good to know 🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
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Wildlife to spot
63,131 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 63,131 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Black-tailed Godwit
+33 more species Hide species list All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 Large White · Sphaerophoria · Corizus hyoscyami · Scarce Chaser · Ocys
+14 more species Hide species list All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025 Ocys Ocys Hairy St John's-wort · Stinking Iris · Small Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,131 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Black-tailed Godwit
+33 more species Hide species list All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2026 Large White · Sphaerophoria · Corizus hyoscyami · Scarce Chaser · Ocys
+14 more species Hide species list All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025 Ocys Ocys Hairy St John's-wort · Stinking Iris · Small Scabious
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Brachypalpus laphriformis Brachypalpus laphriformis2025
Brachypalpus laphriformis Brachypalpus laphriformis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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