Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
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🌳Ancient✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.12424, -2.47278
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
5,690 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,690 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds30 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
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All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Caucasian Comfrey · Lungwort · Anemanthele lessoniana · Cleavers · Traveller's-joy
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All 65 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Anemanthele lessonianaAnemanthele lessoniana
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024
- Leyland Cypress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,690 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds30 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Caucasian Comfrey · Lungwort · Anemanthele lessoniana · Cleavers · Traveller's-joy
+60 more speciesHide species list
All 65 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Anemanthele lessonianaAnemanthele lessoniana
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024
- Leyland Cypress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2024Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024English ElmUlmus procera2024English ElmUlmus procera2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024