Barley Field Plantation 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.17545, -3.44675
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 165m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 165m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue Anchor Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MPBA Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe Martin Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map Minehead to Carhampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Steam Coast Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 422 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 422 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 4.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 20 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Gardens bridleway · 84 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 84 m Path type: path
Show on map Bonniton New Road bridleway · 445 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 445 m Path type: track
Show on map Bonniton New Road bridleway · 259 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 259 m Path type: track
Show on map Park Lane restricted byway · 1.7 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.7 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
9,572 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,572 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Goldfinch +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Athene noctua vidalii Athene noctua vidalii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red Deer · Roe Deer
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Trioza centranthi · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Perennial Rye-grass · Mistletoe · Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis · Dandelion
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Mistletoe Viscum album Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,572 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Goldfinch +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Athene noctua vidalii Athene noctua vidalii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red Deer · Roe Deer
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Trioza centranthi · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Perennial Rye-grass · Mistletoe · Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis · Dandelion
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Mistletoe Viscum album Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025 