Norton Camp large univallate hillfort
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.03011, -3.14751
Open directionsv
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 Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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 Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
Kingdom Lanepublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Church Lanepublic footpath · 89 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Roake Lanepublic footpath · 371 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 371 mPath type: track
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route539 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Footpaths on Norton Hillfort
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
61,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
61,776 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Goldfinch +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus +7
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
61,776 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Goldfinch +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus +7
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.