Maperton medieval settlement
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.03548, -2.46568
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Gatekeeper, Small White +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +55 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 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
7 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 route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The Stable Block of Maperton House
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,484 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGlow-worm · Cabbage Bug
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Peony · Ophrys insectifera x apifera · Pyramidal Orchid · Black Bryony · Smooth Sow-thistle +131
- PeonyPaeonia mascula
- Ophrys insectifera x apiferaOphrys insectifera x apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Prickly Sow-thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,484 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGlow-worm · Cabbage Bug
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Peony · Ophrys insectifera x apifera · Pyramidal Orchid · Black Bryony · Smooth Sow-thistle +131
- PeonyPaeonia mascula
- Ophrys insectifera x apiferaOphrys insectifera x apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Prickly Sow-thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sonchus asper
Sonchus asper
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareFalse-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 sphondyliumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCow 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. majorWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaBroad-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 dubiumSelfhealPrunella 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 nigraCommon 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 pinnatumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024Sea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2024Sea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2024White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2024Events & activities nearby
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