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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.02517, -3.04097
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Long-tailed Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Long-tailed Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Hopkins Fieldpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface settPath type: residential
Hopkins Fieldpublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hopkins Fieldpublic footpath · 124 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route599 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,483 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Rose-coloured Starling · Greenfinch +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Marmalade Hoverfly · Trioza centranthi · Asiraca clavicornis · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
🌿Plants66 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water-Starwort · Procumbent Pearlwort · Sea Barley · Mistletoe · Hawthorn +61
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Sea BarleyHordeum marinum
- MistletoeViscum album
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,483 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Rose-coloured Starling · Greenfinch +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Marmalade Hoverfly · Trioza centranthi · Asiraca clavicornis · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
🌿Plants66 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water-Starwort · Procumbent Pearlwort · Sea Barley · Mistletoe · Hawthorn +61
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Sea BarleyHordeum marinum
- MistletoeViscum album
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium molle
Geranium molle
CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumViper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculataSpotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculataCommon AndryalaAndryala integrifoliaCommon AndryalaAndryala integrifoliaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumWalnutJuglans regiaWalnutJuglans regiaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumArumArumArumArumSlender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2024Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2024Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2024Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Events & activities nearby
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