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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.05491, -2.89813
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Egret
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Egret
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Little Egret, Grey Heron +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Little Egret, Grey Heron +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network route 339
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route221 m▾
Named routeRef 339Length 221 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route404 m▾
Named routeRef 339Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 339Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mute Swan · Cetti's Warbler · Wheatear
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Marsh-mallow · Tubular Water-dropwort · Greater Water-parsnip · Bolboschoenus laticarpus · Lesser Pondweed +93
- Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalis
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
- Greater Water-parsnipSium latifolium
- Bolboschoenus laticarpusBolboschoenus laticarpus
- Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
- Marsh-bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mute Swan · Cetti's Warbler · Wheatear
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Marsh-mallow · Tubular Water-dropwort · Greater Water-parsnip · Bolboschoenus laticarpus · Lesser Pondweed +93
- Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalis
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
- Greater Water-parsnipSium latifolium
- Bolboschoenus laticarpusBolboschoenus laticarpus
- Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
- Marsh-bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium palustre
Galium palustre
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWolffiaWolffiaWolffiaWolffiaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusSlender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaSlender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWater DockRumex hydrolapathumWater DockRumex hydrolapathumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaIvy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaIvy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCommon StonewortChara vulgarisCommon StonewortChara vulgarisStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBrookweedSamolus valerandiBrookweedSamolus valerandiSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheFine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquaticaFine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWhorled Water-milfoilMyriophyllum verticillatumWhorled Water-milfoilMyriophyllum verticillatumLesser Water-parsnipBerula erectaLesser Water-parsnipBerula erectaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisFat DuckweedLemna gibbaFat DuckweedLemna gibbaFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumWater-violetHottonia palustrisWater-violetHottonia palustrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataEvents & activities nearby
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