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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.99788, -3.39537
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Ash +240 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 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
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Burlescombe TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BURLocal walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Clayhanger : St Peter's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,919 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Pintail +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- PintailAnas acuta
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2021
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pogonocherus hispidus · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Cercopis vulnerata · Dark Bush-cricket · Small Tortoiseshell +6
- Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Ash · Water-pepper · Nipplewort · Common Fleabane · Wild Privet +53
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,919 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Pintail +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- PintailAnas acuta
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2021
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pogonocherus hispidus · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Cercopis vulnerata · Dark Bush-cricket · Small Tortoiseshell +6
- Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Ash · Water-pepper · Nipplewort · Common Fleabane · Wild Privet +53
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumEvents & activities nearby
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