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Compton Castle

63 ha

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

51.02779, -2.50239

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: Compton Castle

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +34 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Lateral Cryphaea +72 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 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 WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 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 (Somerset Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 26Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Gatehouse of Compton Castle - Compton Pauncefoot (2)

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Gatehouse of Compton Castle - Compton Pauncefoot (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South CadburyHistoric site2.1 km→✦Cadbury Castle and associated earthworksHistoric site2.1 km→✦Lower Woolston medieval settlementHistoric site2.1 km→🐄TealsVisitor farm2.2 km→✦Maperton medieval settlementHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Charlton Horethorne (Millennium Green)Urban park2.7 km→