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The Silica

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.34766, -2.97807

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Pure Cafe WSM — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Polydrusus formosus, Speckled Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Polydrusus formosus, Speckled Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver-moss, Smooth Rupturewort, Branched Horsetail +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silver-moss, Smooth Rupturewort, Branched Horsetail +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
North Lanepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: footway
North Lanepublic footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mPath type: footway
Lovers Walkpublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route856 m
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 33Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Silica, Weston-super-Mare

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Silica, Weston-super-Mare

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Nearby places

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🌱Beach LawnsUrban park1.1 km→🌱Ashcombe ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦WW2 Sighting ArrowHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Parade ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Grove ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park1.2 km→

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