🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
✦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
🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
✦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
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
Milton Lanepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: unclassified
🚴
Cycling
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46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 18 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mPath type: service
New Cutbridleway · 392 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 392 mPath type: track
Reservoir Lanerestricted byway · 238 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 238 mPath type: residential
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 84 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mPath type: service
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 230 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 230 mPath type: service
