Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill
7 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.24842, -2.52211
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Historic site with public access
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Ground-elder, Wild Marjoram +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Festuca rubra +157 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Festuca rubra +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route77 m▾
Named routeLength 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route994 m▾
Named routeLength 994 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeLength 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route538 m▾
Named routeLength 538 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Crock's Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 248 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 248 mSurface groundPath type: track
Photos
Lane junction on Blacker's Hill
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +16
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Pine Combhorn · Large Red Damselfly
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dog's Mercury · Bluebell · Festuca rubra · Selfheal · Traveller's-joy +155
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +16
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Pine Combhorn · Large Red Damselfly
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dog's Mercury · Bluebell · Festuca rubra · Selfheal · Traveller's-joy +155
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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