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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.97732, -2.76741
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Steam Pot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Steam Pot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +48 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 14 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Public Pathpublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hill's Lanerestricted byway · 101 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 101 mPath type: service
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,726 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,726 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreenfinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Barn Owl · Wren +22
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Figwort Weevil · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Pink Water-speedwell · Horse-radish
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,726 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreenfinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Barn Owl · Wren +22
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Figwort Weevil · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Pink Water-speedwell · Horse-radish
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023MelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulusClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulusEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2023Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Events & activities nearby
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