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Multi-period site on Brean Down

100 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

51.32594, -3.02329

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small Heath, Small White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route856 m
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 33Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brean : Brean Down

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brean : Brean Down

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Nearby places

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✦WW2 Sighting ArrowHistoric site900 m→🌱Beach LawnsUrban park3.2 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Parade ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Grove ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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