Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.95229, -2.66743
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small White +153 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 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
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route547 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 547 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,315 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Starling
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Emperor Dragonfly
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Shepherd's-purse · Soft Shield-fern · Red Campion · Knotgrass · Yorkshire-fog +124
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,315 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Starling
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Emperor Dragonfly
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Shepherd's-purse · Soft Shield-fern · Red Campion · Knotgrass · Yorkshire-fog +124
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
