Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome188 ha
Getting here
51.27025, -2.41087
Open directionsv
Ammerdown House in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, was built in 1788. It has been designated as Grade I listed building.
Read more on Wikipedia →Charitable organizationGrade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: AMMERDOWN HOUSE AND STABLES NOW KNOWN AS AMMERDOWN STUDY CENTRE AMMERDOWN STUDY CENTRE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +91 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route77 m▾
Named routeLength 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hollowpit Lanerestricted byway · 1.4 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Photos
Kilmersdon : Ammerdown House
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +31
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Oedemera femoralis · Banded Demoiselle · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug +1
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cantharis decipiens
🌿Plants51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Hawthorn · Hazel +46
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +31
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Oedemera femoralis · Banded Demoiselle · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug +1
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cantharis decipiens
🌿Plants51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Hawthorn · Hazel +46
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis decipiens2025
Cantharis decipiens2025
Goldilocks Buttercup
Goldilocks Buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus
Ranunculus auricomus
Greater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusUpright SpurgeEuphorbia strictaUpright SpurgeEuphorbia strictaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPrimrosePrimulaPrimrosePrimulaHederaHederaHederaHederaNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCrocusCrocusCrocusCrocusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.