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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 412m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 412m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Lesser Stag Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Lesser Stag Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Limestone Link

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km

Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route

The Mendip TrailWalking route

Named routeRef MTRegional walking route

Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Limestone LinkWalking route58 km

Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Colliers WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route45 m

Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route47 m

Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

58,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds36 species

autumn

2025

Little Grebe · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +31

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus

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Insects13 species

summer

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dock Bug +8

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025

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Plants123 species

summer

2025

Californian Poppy · Wild-oat · Lady's Bedstraw · Garden Lobelia · Tutsan +118

Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Hieracium maculatumHieracium maculatum
Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Michaelmas-DaisyAster
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
English ElmUlmus procera
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Fat-henChenopodium album
ElderSambucus nigra
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
HazelCorylus avellana
DandelionTaraxacum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2025

Little Grebe · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +31

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dock Bug +8

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025

🌿

Plants123 species

summer

2025

Californian Poppy · Wild-oat · Lady's Bedstraw · Garden Lobelia · Tutsan +118

Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Hieracium maculatumHieracium maculatum
Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Michaelmas-DaisyAster
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
English ElmUlmus procera
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Fat-henChenopodium album
ElderSambucus nigra
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
HazelCorylus avellana
DandelionTaraxacum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum