Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.84406, -2.77452
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Starling +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Starling +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Peacock +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bowes Lanebridleway · 156 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mPath type: residential
Watery Lanebridleway · 179 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 179 mPath type: service
West Lanebridleway · 979 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 979 mPath type: service
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