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Getting here
51.14088, -3.75145
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Whinchat ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Whinchat ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 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 — Willow Warbler, Whinchat, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Birds — Willow Warbler, Whinchat, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Common Green Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Aloe Haircap, White Earwort +114 more · last seen 2022
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way West Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 3 to NCN 51 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 32.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 32.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Luke's Church, Simonsbath
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Wildlife to spot
5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network Whinchat · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Swallow +40
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Sand Martin Riparia riparia Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Bracken · Yellow-rattle · Tufted Hair-grass +61
Beech Fagus sylvatica Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,821 records · National Biodiversity Network Whinchat · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Swallow +40
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Sand Martin Riparia riparia Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Bracken · Yellow-rattle · Tufted Hair-grass +61
Beech Fagus sylvatica Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Calystegia silvatica subsp. disjuncta Calystegia silvatica subsp. disjuncta
Calystegia silvatica subsp. disjuncta Calystegia silvatica subsp. disjuncta
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis
Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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