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Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead

18 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.99590, -2.68546

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and House Sparrow
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, House Sparrow, Shoveler +78 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wigeon, House Sparrow, Shoveler +78 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Trunk Funnel, Fawn Starweb, Cystolepiota icterina +23 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Clustered Feather-moss, Dune Thread-moss +37 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pill Bridge Lanebridleway · 258 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 258 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ilchester Sport Field pavilion

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ilchester Sport Field pavilion

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LindinisHistoric site600 m→🌱Tintinhull GardenUrban park2.9 km→✦Ilchester Roman townHistoric site600 m→✦TINTINHULL HOUSEHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Cartgate Picnic AreaUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cartgate Picnic AreaUrban park4.9 km→