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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.20771, -3.47471
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe 21 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe 21 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trioza centranthi, Syrphus, Lesser Stag Beetle +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route597 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route422 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route135 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
39,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Eristalis tenax +9
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Hare's-tail · False Oat-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Sea Radish · Pellitory-of-the-wall +40
- Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
- Bilbao Fleabane
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Eristalis tenax +9
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Hare's-tail · False Oat-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Sea Radish · Pellitory-of-the-wall +40
- Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
- Bilbao Fleabane
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erigeron floribundus
Erigeron floribundus
Greek DockRumex cristatusGreek DockRumex cristatusPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaCorn SpurgeEuphorbia segetalisCorn SpurgeEuphorbia segetalisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalisHairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusFern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulinaFern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulinaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumChaenostoma cordatumChaenostoma cordatumChaenostoma cordatumChaenostoma cordatumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiEvents & activities nearby
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