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Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.11372, -3.19534

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Limestone Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Yellow Club +18 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Limestone Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Yellow Club +18 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Garden Chafer, Snail Hunter, Mesembrina meridiana +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Chafer, Snail Hunter, Mesembrina meridiana +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km

Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route

West Deane WayWalking route

Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route

Coleridge WayWalking route82 km

Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Cockercombe Bottombridleway · 2.3 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 2.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

The Droverestricted byway · 1.1 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface groundPath type: track

The Droverestricted byway · 352 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 352 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

30,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Dartford Warbler · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Siskin +50

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes luniger · Garden Chafer · Syrphus

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Dartford Warbler · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Siskin +50

Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes luniger · Garden Chafer · Syrphus

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Above Triscombe Quarry

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🌱Quantock EstateUrban park3.1 km→🌱St Pancras ChurchUrban park2 km→✦CROWCOMBE COURTHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Brendon ViewUrban park3.2 km→🌱HeathfieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱Vale ViewUrban park2.2 km→

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