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Getting here
51.03464, -3.18416
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Loader's Cider on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Loader's Cider on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Western Honey Bee +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
19 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
Main RouteCycling route539 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,190 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Chiffchaff · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Collared Dove +12
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- NewtTriturus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Wasp Beetle · Small Black Ant +4
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
- Common Darter
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Hard Rush · Giant Fescue · Pale Galingale · Alder +160
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Winter Heliotrope
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Chiffchaff · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Collared Dove +12
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- NewtTriturus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Southern Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Wasp Beetle · Small Black Ant +4
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
- Common Darter
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Hard Rush · Giant Fescue · Pale Galingale · Alder +160
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Winter Heliotrope
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Petasites pyrenaicus
Petasites pyrenaicus
Sweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomeratadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGreater SpearwortRanunculus linguaGreater SpearwortRanunculus linguaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberEvents & activities nearby
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