Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.02798, -2.61976
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Wren
- ✦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 — Barn Owl, Wren, Swallow +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Wren, Swallow +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Blue, Red Admiral, Small White +132 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
10 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 route133 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route6 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Downhead Lanerestricted byway · 212 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 212 mPath type: unclassified
Slate Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track
Photos
Rear Entrance to Downhead Manor Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,652 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel
Dyer's Greenweed · Creeping Buttercup · Dandelion · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Annual Meadow-grass +170
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,652 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel
Dyer's Greenweed · Creeping Buttercup · Dandelion · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Annual Meadow-grass +170
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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