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Parks Walk
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.20548, -3.48619
Open directionsv
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Trioza centranthi, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Named cycling route nearby: Regional Route 51
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Walking in Exmoor: Day OneWalking route12.8 km▾
Part one of a two-day walk on the Holnicote Estate.
Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
11 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 route1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
About this urban park
Parks Walk is a urban park covering 9 hectares.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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