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51.35039, -2.96937
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 292m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 292m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Polydrusus formosus +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Polydrusus formosus +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Silver-moss, Wild Clary +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marble Screw-moss, Silver-moss, Wild Clary +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hutton Millenium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HMW Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 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 Christ Church Path South public footpath · 64 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 64 m Path type: service
Show on map Christ Church Path public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Path type: footway
Show on map Kings Lane public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Path type: service
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Weston-super-Mare Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 856 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 856 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
41,284 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,284 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Scaptomyza pallida · Green Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis +59
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Bermuda-grass · Hairy Finger-grass · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Pale Galingale · Fiddle Dock +11
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon Hairy Finger-grass Digitaria sanguinalis Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,284 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 64 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Scaptomyza pallida · Green Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis +59
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Bermuda-grass · Hairy Finger-grass · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Pale Galingale · Fiddle Dock +11
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon Hairy Finger-grass Digitaria sanguinalis Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator2025
Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator2025
Walnut Aphid Chromaphis juglandicola2025
Walnut Aphid Chromaphis juglandicola2025
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis2025
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2025
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Athous campyloides Athous campyloides2025
Athous campyloides Athous campyloides2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Branched Horsetail
Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum
Equisetum ramosissimum
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Toothed Medick Medicago polymorpha
Toothed Medick Medicago polymorpha
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima
Smooth Rupturewort Herniaria glabra
Smooth Rupturewort Herniaria glabra
Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola
Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
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