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Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.14957, -2.86729
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 3 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 3 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Hugdole Lane public footpath · 897 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 897 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Poplar Lane public footpath · 464 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 464 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bittern Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link from Route 3 to the Bittern Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
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 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Village of Catcott and part of church yard. From tower of St Peter's Church
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Wildlife to spot
15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Grey Heron · Kestrel · Wren +12
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker +19
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Carnation Sedge · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Field Garlic +33
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Field Garlic Allium oleraceum Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Lesser Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Grey Heron · Kestrel · Wren +12
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker +19
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Carnation Sedge · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Field Garlic +33
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Field Garlic Allium oleraceum Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Lesser Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Leontodon saxatilis
Leontodon saxatilis
Yellow Vetchling Lathyrus aphaca
Yellow Vetchling Lathyrus aphaca
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum
Nit-grass Gastridium ventricosum
Nit-grass Gastridium ventricosum
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus
Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus Bromus racemosus subsp. racemosus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Distant Sedge Carex distans
Distant Sedge Carex distans
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia