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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome306 ha
Getting here
51.25955, -2.32407
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY, CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, AND GATES; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 24 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route37 m▾
Named routeLength 37 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeLength 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Garden House, Orchardleigh
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,030 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,030 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tortoise Bug +17
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Herb-Robert · Common Mouse-ear · Wild Privet · Wood Dock · Cock's-foot +35
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,030 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tortoise Bug +17
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Herb-Robert · Common Mouse-ear · Wild Privet · Wood Dock · Cock's-foot +35
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Events & activities nearby
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