St Mary Magdalene's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.22552, -2.67095
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +50 more · last seen 2026
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
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 16 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
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 340 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 340 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
26,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Siskin · Greenfinch · Robin +32
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Tortoise Bug · Cheilosia illustrata +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Timothy · Southern Polypody · Chamomile · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Yellow Archangel +29
- TimothyPhleum pratense2024
- Southern PolypodyPolypodium cambricum
- ChamomileChamaemelum nobile
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Common Whitlowgrass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Siskin · Greenfinch · Robin +32
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Tortoise Bug · Cheilosia illustrata +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Timothy · Southern Polypody · Chamomile · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Yellow Archangel +29
- TimothyPhleum pratense2024
- Southern PolypodyPolypodium cambricum
- ChamomileChamaemelum nobile
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Common Whitlowgrass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erophila verna
Erophila verna
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaKohuhuPittosporum tenuifolium2024KohuhuPittosporum tenuifolium2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024