Brent Knoll hillfort and associated field system 6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Getting here
51.25463, -2.94517
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Mallard ✦ 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
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Mallard ✦ 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 — Rook, Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Rook, Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 33 (Alt) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 (Alt) National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 607 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 607 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 318 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 318 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull +24
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Muscicapa striata striata Muscicapa striata striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 60 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird +55
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Cockspur · Elephant-ears · Mind-your-own-business · Pepper-saxifrage · Chicory +3
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus Chicory Cichorium intybus Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Fodder Burnet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,289 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull +24
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Muscicapa striata striata Muscicapa striata striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 60 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird +55
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Cockspur · Elephant-ears · Mind-your-own-business · Pepper-saxifrage · Chicory +3
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus Chicory Cichorium intybus Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Fodder Burnet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Sulphur Beetle Cteniopus sulphureus
Sulphur Beetle Cteniopus sulphureus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula
Common Green Colonel Oplodontha viridula
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Opetia nigra Opetia nigra
Opetia nigra Opetia nigra
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2024
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2024
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024 Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana 