Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.01023, -3.10150
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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 Robin and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Long-tailed Tit +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Long-tailed Tit +44 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Jarmin Courtpublic footpath · 24 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mPath type: footway
Magdalene Lanepublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: footway
Whirligig Lanepublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
33,937 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
33,937 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Moorhen +35
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvus
Italian Alder · Cleavers · White Clover · Reed Sweet-grass · Crack-willow +47
- Italian AlderAlnus cordata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,937 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Moorhen +35
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvus
Italian Alder · Cleavers · White Clover · Reed Sweet-grass · Crack-willow +47
- Italian AlderAlnus cordata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEvents & activities nearby
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