Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05531, -2.95347
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
- ✦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, Starling, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +150 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Lyng Drovepublic footpath · 598 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 598 mPath type: track
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route264 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route599 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Swallow · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Garden Chafer · Small Black Ant · White-legged Damselfly · Helophilus hybridus +26
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Hairy Shieldbug
Dandelion · Reed Canary-grass · White Clover · Purple-loosestrife · Creeping Thistle +45
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,509 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Swallow · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TealAnas crecca
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Garden Chafer · Small Black Ant · White-legged Damselfly · Helophilus hybridus +26
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Hairy Shieldbug
Dandelion · Reed Canary-grass · White Clover · Purple-loosestrife · Creeping Thistle +45
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeBlack Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumTrifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartitaTrifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartitaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaBlack MustardBrassica nigraBlack MustardBrassica nigraMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareShining PondweedPotamogeton lucensShining PondweedPotamogeton lucensSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusEvents & activities nearby
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