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Bowl barrow on Shiplate Slait

0 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.30903, -2.91156

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Bald Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +139 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Bald Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +139 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Bald Inkcap, Jelly Ear, Macro Mushroom +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mearcombe Lanebridleway · 446 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 446 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shiplate Slait from Bleadon Level

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shiplate Slait from Bleadon Level

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park2.9 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm4.5 km→🌱Worle MoorUrban park4.6 km→🦉UPHILLNature reserve5 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm3.9 km→🌱Worle MoorUrban park4.6 km→

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