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Banwell Camp: a large multivallate hillfort on Banwell Plain

9 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.32705, -2.84914

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Chiffchaff
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Badger, Soprano Pipistrelle, Eurasian Serotine +16 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Migrant Hawker +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cingroen · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Banwell Plain from the air

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Banwell Plain from the air

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park3.8 km→🐄Puxton ParkVisitor farm4.1 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm2.5 km→✦Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury WarrenHistoric site4.2 km→⚽Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field2.3 km→✦Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor FarmHistoric site3.4 km→