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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 118 ha
Getting here
51.12973, -3.35021
Open directionsv Nettlecombe Court and park is an old estate on the northern fringes of the Brendon Hills, within the Exmoor National Park. They are within the civil parish of Nettlecombe, named after the house, and are approximately 3. 6 miles (5.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +70 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Mamillate Plait-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +116 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue Anchor Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MPBA Local walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way West Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Steam Coast Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Nettlecombe Court driveway
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Wildlife to spot
5,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,243 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
Bat Chiroptera2021 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2020 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Garden Chafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Odontocerum albicorne · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +15
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Himalayan Balsam · Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion · British Dandelion · Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion · Tar-blotched Dandelion +21
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum hamatiforme British Dandelion Taraxacum britannicum Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum hamatulum Tar-blotched Dandelion Taraxacum pannulatiforme Gelert's Dandelion Taraxacum gelertii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,243 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
Bat Chiroptera2021 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2020 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Garden Chafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Odontocerum albicorne · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +15
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Himalayan Balsam · Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion · British Dandelion · Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion · Tar-blotched Dandelion +21
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum hamatiforme British Dandelion Taraxacum britannicum Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion Taraxacum hamatulum Tar-blotched Dandelion Taraxacum pannulatiforme Gelert's Dandelion Taraxacum gelertii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2022
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2022
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022 Belgium Dandelion
Belgium Dandelion
Taraxacum wallonicum
Taraxacum wallonicum
Green-bracted Dandelion Taraxacum fulviforme
Green-bracted Dandelion Taraxacum fulviforme
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2020
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2020
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2020
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2020
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2020
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2020
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2020
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2020
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2020
Red Campion Silene dioica2020
Red Campion Silene dioica2020
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2020
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2020
Water-Starwort Callitriche2020
Water-Starwort Callitriche2020
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2020
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2020
Gorse Ulex europaeus2020
Gorse Ulex europaeus2020
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2020
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2020
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2020
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2020
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2020
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2020
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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