Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.08542, -2.65564
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 107m 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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee, Glow-worm +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Glastonbury LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blind Lanerestricted byway · 585 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 585 mPath type: track
Church Streetrestricted byway · 231 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 231 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,071 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · House Sparrow +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Ruddy Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Glow-worm +3
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,071 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · House Sparrow +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Ruddy Darter · Corizus hyoscyami · Glow-worm +3
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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