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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.15850, -3.32350
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Williton — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Williton — 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 — Great Tit, Swift, Mallard +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Swift, Mallard +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Beautiful Demoiselle +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route▾
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Shutgate Meadowpublic footpath · 122 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: unclassified
Half Acre Closepublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
Mamsey Lanepublic footpath · 309 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 309 mSurface concrete:lanesPath type: track
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Steam Coast TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
St Peter's Church, Williton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Great Tit · Swift · Mallard · Kingfisher · Blackcap +19
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects56 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker +51
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Great Tit · Swift · Mallard · Kingfisher · Blackcap +19
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects56 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker +51
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataScathophagaScathophaga2025ScathophagaScathophaga2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025PondskaterGerridae2025PondskaterGerridae2025Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2025Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025EumerusEumerus2025EumerusEumerus2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Events & activities nearby
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