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Wimble Toot Castle

📷 Damon Knight · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.05013, -2.63263

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Agonimia tristicula, Diplotomma alboatrum, Myriolecis crenulata +41 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 26Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Steart House Farm

📷 Damon Knight · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Steart House Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hazlegrove HouseHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Stocks GreenUrban park4.2 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's BridgeHistoric site2.8 km→✦LYTES CARYHistoric site3 km→