Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.02474, -2.86896
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Lapwing +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Lapwing +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Post Office Lanepublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mPath type: footway
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Carving, St Andrew's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,024 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven · Grey Wagtail · Swallow +4
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Brown Hawker +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Hairy St John's-wort · Cleavers · Wayfaring-tree · Cowslip · Dog's Mercury +15
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,024 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven · Grey Wagtail · Swallow +4
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Brown Hawker +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Hairy St John's-wort · Cleavers · Wayfaring-tree · Cowslip · Dog's Mercury +15
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDowny OatAvenula pubescensDowny OatAvenula pubescensDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaStinking ChamomileAnthemis cotulaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaEvents & activities nearby
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