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Cockle Moor

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BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Kitchen at the Wharf — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Slender Bristle-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +58 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route468 m
Named routeRef 339Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Parrett at Cockle Moor, Langport

River Parrett at Cockle Moor, Langport

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