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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.12522, -3.00595
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Purple Spoon — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Purple Spoon — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Swollen-thighed Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Bridgwater Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bridgwater Purple Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,362 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Mute Swan · Mallard · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +7
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
🌿Plants96 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Soft-rush · Dandelion · Hogweed · Bulrush · Spear Thistle +91
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,362 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Mute Swan · Mallard · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +7
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
🌿Plants96 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Soft-rush · Dandelion · Hogweed · Bulrush · Spear Thistle +91
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parent Bug
Parent Bug
Elasmucha grisea2025
Elasmucha grisea2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Common CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaFern-leaved BeggarticksBidens ferulifoliaFern-leaved BeggarticksBidens ferulifoliaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHenry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryiHenry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryiHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisEvents & activities nearby
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