🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Shoveler
🍄Mushroom 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
🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Shoveler
🍄Mushroom 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
6 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Glossy Ibis +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Glossy Ibis +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Green Dock Beetle · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Glossy Ibis +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025
Varies
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
