Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.14930, -3.16443
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Pied Flycatcher, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: REMAINS OF KEEP TO STOWEY CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Pied Flycatcher, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Coleridge Way; Named hiking route nearby: Coleridge Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km▾
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal 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
Lime Streetpublic footpath · 78 m▾
Access to Village Hall car park and private houses only. No through road.
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Goldcrest +22
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Dock Bug · Trioza centranthi +14
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Red Campion · Hazel · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Bugle +76
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HazelCorylus avellana
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Goldcrest +22
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Dock Bug · Trioza centranthi +14
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Red Campion · Hazel · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Bugle +76
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HazelCorylus avellana
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
Remote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSouthern Wood-rushLuzula forsteriSouthern Wood-rushLuzula forsteriBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWild MadderRubia peregrinaWild MadderRubia peregrinaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaEvents & activities nearby
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