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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
51.05269, -3.21008
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Minor road through Ash Priors Common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +37
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects38 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma mellinum · Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Cheilosia albitarsis +33
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Mistletoe · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +62
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- MistletoeViscum album
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Cleavers
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +37
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects38 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma mellinum · Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Cheilosia albitarsis +33
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Cow Parsley · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Mistletoe · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +62
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- MistletoeViscum album
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Cleavers
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium aparine
Galium aparine
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBrambleRubusBrambleRubusStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorEvents & activities nearby
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