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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.08314, -2.60810
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Wigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Wigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Wigeon, Rook +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swallow, Wigeon, Rook +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Glastonbury LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The remains of St Peter's
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Swallow · Rook · Robin +25
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Painted Lady · Holly Blue +18
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
White Dead-nettle · Bluebell · Barren Brome · Red Campion · Lesser Celandine +87
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Broad-leaved Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,007 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Swallow · Rook · Robin +25
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Painted Lady · Holly Blue +18
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
White Dead-nettle · Bluebell · Barren Brome · Red Campion · Lesser Celandine +87
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Broad-leaved Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2019Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusElecampaneInula helenium2024ElecampaneInula helenium2024BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgaredaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBalmMelissa officinalisBalmMelissa officinalisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYellow CrocusCrocus angustifolius x flavus = C. x luteusYellow CrocusCrocus angustifolius x flavus = C. x luteusBalkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2023Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Dappled HawkweedHieracium scotostictum2021Dappled HawkweedHieracium scotostictum2021Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2020Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2020ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2020ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2020Events & activities nearby
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