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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
51.26929, -2.91908
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Fresh Food Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Fresh Food Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route742 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 742 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route270 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,365 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Rook · Herring Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Muscicapa striata striataMuscicapa striata striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus scutatus · Green Shieldbug · Xylota segnis +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Liophloeus tessulatus
Cuckooflower · Bristly Oxtongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Groundsel · Horse-radish +95
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Rook · Herring Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Muscicapa striata striataMuscicapa striata striata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Platycheirus scutatus · Green Shieldbug · Xylota segnis +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Liophloeus tessulatus
Cuckooflower · Bristly Oxtongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Groundsel · Horse-radish +95
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGeranium pyrenaicum
Geranium pyrenaicum
Curled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024CharlockSinapis arvensis2024CharlockSinapis arvensis2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024