The Walled Gardens of Cannington
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.15088, -3.06184
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 231m 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 — Magpie, Rook, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Rook, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 240 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 240 mPath type: service
Otter's Brookpublic footpath · 156 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridgwater Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bridgwater Purple Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route755 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 755 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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The Walled Gardens of Cannington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,830 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,830 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Robin +26
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Silver Fish · Lagria hirta +8
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Cornfield Knotgrass
- Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
- Cornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,830 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Robin +26
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Silver Fish · Lagria hirta +8
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Cornfield Knotgrass
- Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
- Cornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraEvents & activities nearby
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