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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.33655, -2.98000
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Polydrusus formosus +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route856 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
30,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,378 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Little Grebe +26
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker +36
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
🌿Plants43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Finger-grass · Pale Galingale · Bermuda-grass · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +38
- Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- Bermuda-grassCynodon dactylon
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,378 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Little Grebe +26
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker +36
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
🌿Plants43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Finger-grass · Pale Galingale · Bermuda-grass · Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +38
- Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- Bermuda-grassCynodon dactylon
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Fannia lustratorFannia lustrator2025Fannia lustratorFannia lustrator2025Walnut AphidChromaphis juglandicola2025Walnut AphidChromaphis juglandicola2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus2025Opsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliVervainVerbena officinalisVervainVerbena officinalisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaFiddle DockRumex pulcherFiddle DockRumex pulcherSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaBranched HorsetailEquisetum ramosissimumBranched HorsetailEquisetum ramosissimumRock SamphireCrithmum maritimumRock SamphireCrithmum maritimumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaToothed MedickMedicago polymorphaToothed MedickMedicago polymorphaMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaSmooth RupturewortHerniaria glabraSmooth RupturewortHerniaria glabraRock Sea-spurreySpergularia rupicolaRock Sea-spurreySpergularia rupicolaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaGoldilocksGalatella linosyrisGoldilocksGalatella linosyrisEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasia