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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.95700, -2.60022
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Wren, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Wren, Chiffchaff +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Cockchafer +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +23 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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 route373 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,157 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Brambling · Redwing +18
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dotted Bee-fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Mustard · Rough Meadow-grass · Dandelion · Creeping Buttercup +103
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,157 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Brambling · Redwing +18
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dotted Bee-fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Mustard · Rough Meadow-grass · Dandelion · Creeping Buttercup +103
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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