🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.93061, -3.40510
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Bullfinch, Kingfisher +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Moorhen, Bullfinch, Kingfisher +53 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +64 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nipplewort, Common Sorrel, Cow Parsley +289 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Nipplewort, Common Sorrel, Cow Parsley +289 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +37 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Burlescombe TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BURLocal walking route
Willand Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route▾
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,986 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +24
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Otter
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Large White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White · Peacock +54
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants20 species
springautumn
2022▾
Giant Hogweed · Greater Stitchwort · Ground-ivy · Shining Crane's-bill · Garlic Mustard +15
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,986 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +24
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Otter
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Large White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White · Peacock +54
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants20 species
springautumn
2022▾
Giant Hogweed · Greater Stitchwort · Ground-ivy · Shining Crane's-bill · Garlic Mustard +15
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
2019
2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2023Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2023Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023Acnemia nitidicollisAcnemia nitidicollis2023Acnemia nitidicollisAcnemia nitidicollis2023Docosia moravicaDocosia moravica2023Docosia moravicaDocosia moravica2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2023Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2023Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2023Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2023Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2023Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2023Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2023Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2023Leia bimaculataLeia bimaculata2023Leia bimaculataLeia bimaculata2023Mycetophila lunataMycetophila lunata2023Mycetophila lunataMycetophila lunata2023Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2023Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2023Phronia notataPhronia notata2023Phronia notataPhronia notata2023Monoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilatera2023Monoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilatera2023Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2023Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2023Mycetophila occultansMycetophila occultans2023Mycetophila occultansMycetophila occultans2023Platurocypta testataPlaturocypta testata2023Platurocypta testataPlaturocypta testata2023Sceptonia nigraSceptonia nigra2023Sceptonia nigraSceptonia nigra2023Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2023Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2023Mycetophila cingulumMycetophila cingulum2023Mycetophila cingulumMycetophila cingulum2023Mycetophila pictulaMycetophila pictula2023Mycetophila pictulaMycetophila pictula2023Phronia nitidiventrisPhronia nitidiventris2023Phronia nitidiventrisPhronia nitidiventris2023Trichonta melanuraTrichonta melanura2023Trichonta melanuraTrichonta melanura2023Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2023Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2023Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2023Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2023Macrocera stigmoidesMacrocera stigmoides2023Macrocera stigmoidesMacrocera stigmoides2023Macrocera stigmaMacrocera stigma2023Macrocera stigmaMacrocera stigma2023Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2023Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2023Mycomya neohyalinataMycomya neohyalinata2023Mycomya neohyalinataMycomya neohyalinata2023Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2023Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2023Mycetophila ruficollisMycetophila ruficollis2022Mycetophila ruficollisMycetophila ruficollis2022Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2022Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2022Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2020Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2020Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2019AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2019Yellow Archangel
Yellow Archangel
Lamiastrum galeobdolon2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon2019
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2018Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2018Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2018Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018NipplewortLapsana communis2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017BulrushTypha latifolia2017BulrushTypha latifolia2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017