Lilymoor Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
50.86500, -3.01110
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Dicranophragma nemorale, Black Oil-beetle, Limonia nubeculosa +207 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monmouth Rebellion Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MRW Regional walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Castle Wood Lane public footpath · 583 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 583 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 284 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 284 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 19 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 213 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 213 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cercopis vulnerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cercopis vulnerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023 