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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
50.93846, -2.63417
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Ninesprings Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Ninesprings Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Herring Gull, Little Grebe +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Herring Gull, Little Grebe +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 222 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 222 mPath type: path
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: path
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route686 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 686 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,944 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,944 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Peregrine +21
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red-legged Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- CheilosiaCheilosia
Bilbao Fleabane · Ash · Fat-hen · Cockspur · Dandelion +123
- Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,944 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Peregrine +21
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red-legged Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- CheilosiaCheilosia
Bilbao Fleabane · Ash · Fat-hen · Cockspur · Dandelion +123
- Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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