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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.96930, -2.74017
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 3 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 3 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Red Admiral +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Common Feather-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Magpie · Wren +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy Bitter-cress · Bitter-Cress · Pink Water-speedwell · Great Mullein · Early Forget-me-not +20
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Bitter-CressCardamine2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Annual Meadow-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Magpie · Wren +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy Bitter-cress · Bitter-Cress · Pink Water-speedwell · Great Mullein · Early Forget-me-not +20
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Bitter-CressCardamine2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Annual Meadow-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Poa annua
Poa annua
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024New Zealand Bitter-cressCardamine corymbosa2024New Zealand Bitter-cressCardamine corymbosa2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Stinking FleabaneDittrichia graveolens2023Stinking FleabaneDittrichia graveolens2023Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata2023Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2023Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Events & activities nearby
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