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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.24002, -2.99599

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km

Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 33 (Alt)Cycling route

Named routeRef 33 (Alt)National Cycle Network

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 33Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route607 m

Named routeRef 33Length 607 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 33Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 33Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

118,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

118,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Redshank · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +50

RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle +5

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

118,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Redshank · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +50

RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle +5

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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