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Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.18707, -3.56827
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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 83m away — 2 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 83m away — 2 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Garden Chafer +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Garden Chafer +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote Estate Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Webber's Post wander Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Length 1.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bossington Circular Pink Route, Holnicote Estate Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Horner Wood ancient trees walk Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 504 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 504 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 597 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 597 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 135 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 135 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map N/A Cycling route 508 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 508 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Priestway bridleway · 577 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 577 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Priestway bridleway · 249 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 249 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Horses in Luccombe Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
15,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Azure Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Minotaur Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Broad Buckler-fern · Soft Shield-fern · Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris borreri
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Azure Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Minotaur Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Broad Buckler-fern · Soft Shield-fern · Buckler-Fern · Dryopteris borreri
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 