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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome114 ha
Getting here
50.94964, -2.60159
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Starling +27 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Starling +27 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Great Willowherb, Hogweed +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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
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Wildlife to spot
10,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,370 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling · Blue Tit +25
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Green Dock Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dotted Bee-fly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Bramble · Hogweed · Dandelion · Great Willowherb · False Oat-grass +83
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,370 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Magpie · Starling · Blue Tit +25
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Green Dock Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dotted Bee-fly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Bramble · Hogweed · Dandelion · Great Willowherb · False Oat-grass +83
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSalix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. capreaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris