Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.14600, -3.44988
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Round barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue Tit ✦ 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue Tit ✦ 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 — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Crossbill +67 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Crossbill +67 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Speckled Wood +146 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Beige Coral, Tagell Binc Sidanaidd +11 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue Anchor Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MPBA Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way West Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Minehead to Carhampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Steam Coast Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos West Somerset : Withycombe Common Footpath
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Wildlife to spot
2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Siskin · Crossbill · Bullfinch +32
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor2020 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Whitethroat Curruca communis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Frog · Common Frog
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly
Syrphus Syrphus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2020 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2020 Goblet Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Tagell Binc Sidanaidd · Butter Waxcap · Beige Coral +9
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Beige Coral Clavulinopsis umbrinella Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola Blackening Waxcap False Oat-grass · Hazel · Rowan · Wood Sage · Tufted Vetch +31
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hazel Corylus avellana Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wild Cherry Prunus avium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Siskin · Crossbill · Bullfinch +32
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor2020 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Whitethroat Curruca communis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Frog · Common Frog
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly
Syrphus Syrphus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2020 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2020 Goblet Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Tagell Binc Sidanaidd · Butter Waxcap · Beige Coral +9
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Beige Coral Clavulinopsis umbrinella Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola Blackening Waxcap False Oat-grass · Hazel · Rowan · Wood Sage · Tufted Vetch +31
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hazel Corylus avellana Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wild Cherry Prunus avium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe conica
Cap Cŵyr Gludiog Hygrocybe glutinipes
Cap Cŵyr Gludiog Hygrocybe glutinipes
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Tagell Binc Sbôr Serog Entoloma conferendum
Tagell Binc Sbôr Serog Entoloma conferendum
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
Crow Pinkgill Entoloma corvinum s. lat.
Crow Pinkgill Entoloma corvinum s. lat.
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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