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Getting here
51.29294, -2.44755
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Athena — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Athena — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Ramsons +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route77 m▾
Named routeLength 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Pit wheel and museum, Radstock
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Wildlife to spot
24,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,229 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Slow-worm
Platystomos albinus
- Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
Lords-and-Ladies · Agrimony · Bramble · White Clover · Cock's-foot +88
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,229 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Slow-worm
Platystomos albinus
- Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
Lords-and-Ladies · Agrimony · Bramble · White Clover · Cock's-foot +88
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
SilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumEvents & activities nearby
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