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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
51.05454, -2.72845
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Buttercross Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Buttercross Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Starling +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Michael and All Angels; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Starling +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Small White +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Somerton - St Michael's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,364 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,364 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Grey Heron · Greenfinch · Swallow · Goldfinch
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Scarce Chaser · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Oedemera femoralis · Glow-worm +3
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dusky Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +177
- Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,364 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Grey Heron · Greenfinch · Swallow · Goldfinch
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Scarce Chaser · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Oedemera femoralis · Glow-worm +3
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dusky Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss +177
- Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Even Scalewort
Even Scalewort
Radula complanata
Radula complanata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumHollyhockAlcea roseaHollyhockAlcea roseaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustrePurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaGood King HenryBlitum bonus-henricusGood King HenryBlitum bonus-henricusCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBrookweedSamolus valerandiBrookweedSamolus valerandiLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumLesser Water-parsnipBerula erectaLesser Water-parsnipBerula erectaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBroad-leaved SpurgeEuphorbia platyphyllosBroad-leaved SpurgeEuphorbia platyphyllosOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperMedium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermediaMedium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermediaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaSlender TareErvum gracileSlender TareErvum gracileCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSpreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensisSpreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNarrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatumNarrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisArctium minus subsp. minusArctium minus subsp. minusArctium minus subsp. minusArctium minus subsp. minusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaSmall-flowered ButtercupRanunculus parviflorusSmall-flowered ButtercupRanunculus parviflorusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack MustardBrassica nigraBlack MustardBrassica nigraOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEvents & activities nearby
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