Lower Woolston medieval settlement
4 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🍂Seasonal🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.04515, -2.49252
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌿135+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Peony and Ophrys insectifera x apifera among those found
- ✦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
- 🌿135+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Peony and Ophrys insectifera x apifera among those found
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Peony, Ophrys insectifera x apifera, Pyramidal Orchid +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Birds — Blackcap · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cabbage Bug, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Somerset Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route133 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
A lane near Lower Woolston
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Wildlife to spot
3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Cabbage Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Peony · Ophrys insectifera x apifera · Pyramidal Orchid · Oxeye Daisy · Ribwort Plantain +130
- PeonyPaeonia mascula
- Ophrys insectifera x apiferaOphrys insectifera x apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Cabbage Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Peony · Ophrys insectifera x apifera · Pyramidal Orchid · Oxeye Daisy · Ribwort Plantain +130
- PeonyPaeonia mascula
- Ophrys insectifera x apiferaOphrys insectifera x apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Potentilla reptans
Potentilla reptans
Common MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumElmUlmusElmUlmusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumTragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensisTragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensisTragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensisTragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2024Sea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2024White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2024