Church of St James the Less
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.88058, -4.08574
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE LESS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Centaury, Bluebell, Heath Wood-rush +212 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St James the Less church, Huish
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2024▾
Robin · Great Crested Grebe · Starling · Goosander · Gadwall +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Wood Mouse · Otter +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Red Fox
Small Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +7
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Garlic Mustard · Greater Stitchwort · Common Centaury · Lesser Trefoil · Blackthorn +58
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2024▾
Robin · Great Crested Grebe · Starling · Goosander · Gadwall +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Wood Mouse · Otter +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Red Fox
Small Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +7
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Garlic Mustard · Greater Stitchwort · Common Centaury · Lesser Trefoil · Blackthorn +58
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2022Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis20222021
2021
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2021Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Remote SedgeCarex remota2021Remote SedgeCarex remota2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Field-roseRosa arvensis2021Field-roseRosa arvensis2021Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Events & activities nearby
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