🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Shoveler
🐕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
🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Shoveler
🐕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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
6 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Glossy Ibis +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Glossy Ibis +97 more · last seen 2026
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025
Varies
✦
Heritage
Moderate match
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
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Cycling
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route743 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 743 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
