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ROC Post West Harptree

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📷 JR Dowding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.30224, -2.65404

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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 route5.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route743 m
Named routeRef 3Length 743 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Milestone by Tavistock Lodge, Harptree Hill, West Harptree parish

📷 JR Dowding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Milestone by Tavistock Lodge, Harptree Hill, West Harptree parish

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Charterhouse lead worksHistoric site4.2 km→✦Roman settlement at Town FieldHistoric site4.3 km→✦Spoil heapsHistoric site4.7 km→✦Spoil heapsHistoric site4.9 km→✦Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site5 km→💧Chew Valley LakeReservoir4.4 km→

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