Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.95247, -2.92391
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 214m 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 — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bruch's Pincushion +39 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route284 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route166 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Peter's church at Ilton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Magpie +7
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Face Fly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Primrose · Mistletoe · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Lords-and-Ladies +99
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- MistletoeViscum album
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Magpie +7
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Face Fly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Primrose · Mistletoe · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Lords-and-Ladies +99
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- MistletoeViscum album
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rumex sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisToothed MedickMedicago polymorphaToothed MedickMedicago polymorphaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaBalmMelissa officinalisBalmMelissa officinalisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaEvents & activities nearby
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