RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.97230, -3.03009
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🐾RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🐾RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way; Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way
Free
Animal sanctuary or shelter
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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West Hatch : RSPCA Animal Centre
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,193 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Song Thrush +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Frog
Peacock · Comma · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare +9
- PeacockAglais io2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
- Green Tiger Beetle
Strawberry Clover · Common Fleabane · Hemp-agrimony · Field-rose · Wild Madder +73
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Wild MadderRubia peregrina
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,193 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Song Thrush +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Frog
Peacock · Comma · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare +9
- PeacockAglais io2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
- Green Tiger Beetle
Strawberry Clover · Common Fleabane · Hemp-agrimony · Field-rose · Wild Madder +73
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Wild MadderRubia peregrina
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023Donacia clavipesDonacia clavipes2023Donacia clavipesDonacia clavipes2023Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2023Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Stinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumUlmus minorUlmus minorUlmus minorUlmus minorHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Corn ParsleySison segetum2024Corn ParsleySison segetum2024Events & activities nearby
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