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Rose Cottages

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51.12378, -3.23300

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 250m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 250m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Green Tiger Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Green Tiger Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km

Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route

West Deane WayWalking route

Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route

Coleridge WayWalking route82 km

Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

28,406 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,406 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Mistle Thrush · Chiffchaff · Linnet +39

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Garden Chafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +17

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Metopeurum fuscovirideMetopeurum fuscoviride
CionusCionus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

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Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Smoothcap

Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,406 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Mistle Thrush · Chiffchaff · Linnet +39

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Garden Chafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +17

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Metopeurum fuscovirideMetopeurum fuscoviride
CionusCionus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Smoothcap

Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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