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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.05643, -2.80542
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route468 m▾
Named routeRef 339Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Underwood Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,688 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Scathophaga stercoraria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Lateral Cryphaea · Common Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Small Hairy Screw-moss +64
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Scathophaga stercoraria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Lateral Cryphaea · Common Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Small Hairy Screw-moss +64
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumMegapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanumMegapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensDicranella howeiDicranella howeiDicranella howeiDicranella howeiSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesStrap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifoliumStrap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifoliumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumEvents & activities nearby
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