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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.35531, -2.89525

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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
  • 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
Hawthorn Lanepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath type: living_street
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ashcombe ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Plumley ParkUrban park1.4 km→🐄Puxton ParkVisitor farm2 km→🌱Castle BatchUrban park2.1 km→🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park2.4 km→🌱Lynch FarmUrban park2.5 km→

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