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Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.30603, -2.84573
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Hooded Bristle-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Hooded Bristle-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hutton Millenium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HMW Local walking route
Show on map The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map Barton Drove public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: unclassified
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Strawberry Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 113 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 113 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Winscombe, St. James's Church: Stained glass window 6 (detail)
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Wildlife to spot
38,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,666 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Robin · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Oedemera femoralis · Nebria brevicollis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Creeping Thistle · Hooded Bristle-moss · Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea · Dropwort · Southern Polypody +22
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus sylvestris Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris Southern Polypody Polypodium cambricum Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens Wall Cotoneaster Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,666 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Robin · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Oedemera femoralis · Nebria brevicollis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Creeping Thistle · Hooded Bristle-moss · Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea · Dropwort · Southern Polypody +22
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus sylvestris Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris Southern Polypody Polypodium cambricum Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens Wall Cotoneaster Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla verna
Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla verna
Rubus prolongatus Rubus prolongatus
Rubus prolongatus Rubus prolongatus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Vervain Verbena officinalis
Vervain Verbena officinalis
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
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