Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
50.90484, -3.34009
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: BRIDWELL PARK; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Westleigh Quarry TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WQTLocal walking route
Burlescombe TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BURLocal walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef UFT
Willand Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
Old Railwaypublic footpath · 907 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 907 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route12 m▾
Named routeLength 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +3
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +3
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Thompson’s SawflyTenthredo thompsoni2023Thompson’s SawflyTenthredo thompsoni2023Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023Events & activities nearby
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