Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.15363, -3.45804
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Crossbill +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Crossbill +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Goblet Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Beige Coral +11 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Green-veined White +157 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Wood-rust +66 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route▾
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Crossbill · Chaffinch · Siskin +38
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Green Capsid · Minotaur Beetle · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
- Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- SyrphusSyrphus2022
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Goblet Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Tagell Binc Sidanaidd · Butter Waxcap · Beige Coral +9
- Goblet WaxcapHygrocybe lepida
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Tagell Binc SidanaiddEntoloma sericeum
- Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
- Beige CoralClavulinopsis umbrinella
- Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola
- Blackening Waxcap
Heath Speedwell · Sweet Vernal-grass · Crested Dog's-tail · Alder · Field Woundwort +24
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Crossbill · Chaffinch · Siskin +38
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Green Capsid · Minotaur Beetle · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
- Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- SyrphusSyrphus2022
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Goblet Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Tagell Binc Sidanaidd · Butter Waxcap · Beige Coral +9
- Goblet WaxcapHygrocybe lepida
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Tagell Binc SidanaiddEntoloma sericeum
- Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
- Beige CoralClavulinopsis umbrinella
- Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola
- Blackening Waxcap
Heath Speedwell · Sweet Vernal-grass · Crested Dog's-tail · Alder · Field Woundwort +24
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2020Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2020White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2019White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2019Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe conica
Cap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipesCap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipesParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusTagell Binc Sbôr SerogEntoloma conferendumTagell Binc Sbôr SerogEntoloma conferendumOily WaxcapHygrocybe quietaOily WaxcapHygrocybe quietaWhite SpindlesClavaria fragilisWhite SpindlesClavaria fragilisCrow PinkgillEntoloma corvinum s. lat.Crow PinkgillEntoloma corvinum s. lat.Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemulaHay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemulaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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