Barrow at Wilmot's Pool and a cairn 45m to the north
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Getting here
51.13621, -3.21190
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Minotaur Beetle, Green Tiger Beetle +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km▾
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
5 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
31,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,847 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Linnet · Robin +41
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Philopotamus montanus +8
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,847 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Linnet · Robin +41
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Philopotamus montanus +8
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025