An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.17960, -2.53270
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 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
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Roundabout on Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
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Wildlife to spot
13,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,772 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Procumbent Pearlwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Small-flowered Buttercup +125
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Small-flowered ButtercupRanunculus parviflorus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,772 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Procumbent Pearlwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Small-flowered Buttercup +125
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Small-flowered ButtercupRanunculus parviflorus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas