Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 111 ha
Getting here
51.17384, -3.27908
Open directionsv St Audries Park Manor house at West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, England, was the manor house of the Acland family. It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier house, between 1835 and 1870 and has had a number of owners since Sir Alexander sold the building.
Read more on Wikipedia → Manor house Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Stonechat ✦ 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
🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Stonechat ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Red Admiral, Large White +90 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Quantock Greenway Walking route 62.5 km ▾
Named route Length 62.5 km Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map Perry Lane public footpath · 271 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 271 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 777 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 777 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Great Road restricted byway · 547 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 547 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos St. Audries House from footpath to hill
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Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
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