Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.16414, -3.21971
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Robin
- 💜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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Robin
- 💜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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Robin, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Meadow Grasshopper, Minotaur Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km▾
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
30 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pardlestone Lanerestricted byway · 270 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 270 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
The Great Roadrestricted byway · 112 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 112 mPath type: track
Alfoxton Park Lanebridleway · 806 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 806 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Great Roadrestricted byway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track
Pardlestone Lanerestricted byway · 248 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 248 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Former stable block, Alfoxton Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Linnet +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Abax parallelepipedus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +11
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Linnet +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Abax parallelepipedus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +11
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiEvents & activities nearby
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