Getting here
50.94249, -2.74059
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +107 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +46 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +46 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
20 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Grintley Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Wildlife to spot
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