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Apex Park

44 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.22429, -2.98879

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km

Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Clyce Roadpublic footpath · 27 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: unclassified

New Clyce Bridgepublic footpath · 34 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 33 (Alt)Cycling route

Named routeRef 33 (Alt)National Cycle Network

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 33Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route607 m

Named routeRef 33Length 607 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 33Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 33Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

181,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

181,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +8

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
SyrphusSyrphus
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

181,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +8

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
SyrphusSyrphus
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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