Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's Church
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.25993, -2.67757
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Woodpigeon, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Woodpigeon, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Azure Damselfly, Marbled White +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Priddy - St Lawrence Church
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Wildlife to spot
20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Great Tit +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +20
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted Chaser
Greater Western Scaly Male Fern · Lousewort · Rough Hawkbit · Bulbous Buttercup · Ash +9
- Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
- LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Lesser Stitchwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Great Tit +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +20
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted Chaser
Greater Western Scaly Male Fern · Lousewort · Rough Hawkbit · Bulbous Buttercup · Ash +9
- Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
- LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Lesser Stitchwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesStellaria graminea
Stellaria graminea
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubra