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Getting here
51.93066, -4.89813
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +69 more · last seen 2024
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Curled Dock +68 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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St Mary's Church Puncheston.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,106 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Linnet · Kestrel · Wren · Cuckoo +44
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Marsh Fritillary · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Orange-tip +14
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock · Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush · Bracken · Common Nettle +26
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,106 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Linnet · Kestrel · Wren · Cuckoo +44
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Marsh Fritillary · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Orange-tip +14
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock · Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush · Bracken · Common Nettle +26
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2017Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2017Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2017Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2017Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2017Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2017Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2017Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2017Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2017Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2017Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2017Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2017