Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09863, -2.56400
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ✦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 — Robin, Magpie, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Intermediate Screw-moss, Supine Plait-moss +69 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Rook
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
False Fox-sedge · Great Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Cock's-foot · Cleavers +175
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Rook
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
False Fox-sedge · Great Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Cock's-foot · Cleavers +175
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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