Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
3 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.16943, -3.44823
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Lowland dry acid grassland priority habitat
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route▾
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe MartinWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Steam Coast TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route422 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Longcombe Lanerestricted byway · 392 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 392 mPath type: track
Park Lanerestricted byway · 1.7 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
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West Somerset : Bat's Castle Fort
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Wildlife to spot
6,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Wren +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Trioza centranthi +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Perennial Rye-grass · Mistletoe · Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis · Dandelion
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,967 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Wren +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Trioza centranthi +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Perennial Rye-grass · Mistletoe · Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis · Dandelion
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MistletoeViscum album
- Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas