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Winchester Park

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.24105, -2.98518

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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 Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Clover-root Weevil, Epistrophe eligans +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 33 (Alt)Cycling route

Named routeRef 33 (Alt)National Cycle Network

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 33Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route607 m

Named routeRef 33Length 607 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 33Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route318 m

Named routeRef 33Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

38,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Redshank · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +50

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

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Insects10 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle +5

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Redshank · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +50

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Clover-root Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle +5

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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