Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.12113, -2.93247
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Variable Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
61 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
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Moor Drovebridleway · 2.6 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.6 kmPath type: track
Photos
Crossing of Moor Drove Rhyne
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,921 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Hobby · Goldfinch · Bittern · Wren +28
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Yellow-faced Blowfly · Common Darter · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +18
- Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Pink Water-speedwell · Common Couch · Timothy · Clustered Dock · Common Fleabane +35
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Common CouchElymus repens
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- BrookweedSamolus valerandi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,921 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Hobby · Goldfinch · Bittern · Wren +28
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Yellow-faced Blowfly · Common Darter · Cicadella viridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +18
- Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Pink Water-speedwell · Common Couch · Timothy · Clustered Dock · Common Fleabane +35
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Common CouchElymus repens
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- BrookweedSamolus valerandi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictusTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaCommon Green ColonelOplodontha viridulaShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWolffia columbianaWolffia columbianaWolffia columbianaWolffia columbianaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaOatAvena sativaOatAvena sativaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisBolboschoenus laticarpusBolboschoenus laticarpusBolboschoenus laticarpusBolboschoenus laticarpusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaEvents & activities nearby
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