Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.06944, -2.60693
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Swallow
- ✦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 — Starling, Swallow, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Starling, Swallow, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +150 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dune Thread-moss +74 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
16 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
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Barn Owl · Green Woodpecker · Skylark · Long-tailed Tit +11
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
🌿Plants131 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Creeping-Jenny · Oxeye Daisy · Bluebell +126
- CowslipPrimula veris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Barn Owl · Green Woodpecker · Skylark · Long-tailed Tit +11
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
🌿Plants131 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Creeping-Jenny · Oxeye Daisy · Bluebell +126
- CowslipPrimula veris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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