Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.12162, -2.49961
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,112 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,112 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Blackbird +36
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +19
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,112 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Blackbird +36
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +19
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraSmall WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusFace FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Events & activities nearby
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