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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.05739, -2.94589
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria, Syritta pipiens, Short-winged Cone-head +28 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Redshank, Purple-loosestrife, White Clover +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Somerset Space Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map East Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Regional walking route
Show on map River Parrett Trail Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref RPT Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lyng Drove public footpath · 598 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 598 m Path type: track
Show on map Crooked Drove public footpath · 212 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 212 m Path type: track
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network route 339 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 339 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 264 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 264 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 599 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 599 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,771 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon +44
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Snipe Gallinago gallinago Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens · Short-winged Cone-head · Long-winged Cone-head · Garden Chafer +26
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Small Black Ant Lasius niger White-legged Damselfly Redshank · Purple-loosestrife · White Clover · Smooth Meadow-grass · Trifid Bur-marigold +26
Redshank Persicaria maculosa Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria White Clover Trifolium repens Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon +44
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Snipe Gallinago gallinago Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens · Short-winged Cone-head · Long-winged Cone-head · Garden Chafer +26
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Small Black Ant Lasius niger White-legged Damselfly Redshank · Purple-loosestrife · White Clover · Smooth Meadow-grass · Trifid Bur-marigold +26
Redshank Persicaria maculosa Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria White Clover Trifolium repens Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycnemis pennipes
Platycnemis pennipes
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula
Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
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