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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.82050, -2.79927
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Feral Cat, Hedgehog +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Hebrew Character +116 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route560 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 560 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route924 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 924 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
3,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,676 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Blackcap +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Green Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Leafhopper
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- LeafhopperCicadellidae2022
Waved Silk-moss · Bittersweet · Bracken · False Oat-grass · Soft-rush +78
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,676 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Blackcap +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Green Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Leafhopper
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- LeafhopperCicadellidae2022
Waved Silk-moss · Bittersweet · Bracken · False Oat-grass · Soft-rush +78
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2021Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2021Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2021BetonyBetonica officinalis2021BetonyBetonica officinalis2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2021Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2021Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2021Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2021Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2021Quaking-grassBriza media2021Quaking-grassBriza media2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2021Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2021Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2021Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2021Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2021Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2021Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021