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Tombstone Battery

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.34023, -3.10503

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Lagria hirta +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Lagria hirta +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Black Lichen · last seen 2017; Fungi — Black Lichen · last seen 2017

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coral Weed, Green Laver, Cylindric Beard-moss +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coral Weed, Green Laver, Cylindric Beard-moss +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tombstone Battery, Steep Holm

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tombstone Battery, Steep Holm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FLAT HOLMNature reserve4.3 km→✦Laboratory BatteryHistoric site100 m→✦Summit BatteryHistoric site500 m→✦Split Rock BatteryHistoric site500 m→✦Two Palmerstonian gun batteries on Steep HolmHistoric site500 m→✦Cottage RuinHistoric site0 m→

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