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Neolithic Settlement

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

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5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +292 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +292 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kingfisher, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +8 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kingfisher, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Himalayan Balsam, Caper Spurge +1 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Himalayan Balsam, Caper Spurge +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Danes Wood Walk, KillertonWalking route4.6 km

Fungi, Songbirds, Butterfly

Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 1:05Round tripLocal walking route
Milford Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mPath type: residential
Cleaves Stepspublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: footway

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