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Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.35753, -2.98665
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hutton Millenium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HMW Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weston-super-Mare Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Weston to NCN Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pier to Pier Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 856 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 856 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 118 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 118 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kewstoke Road bridleway · 2.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: tertiary
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Wildlife to spot
23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow +30
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scaptomyza pallida · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax +42
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Rock Samphire · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Sea-spurrey · Musk Stork's-bill +3
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow +30
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scaptomyza pallida · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax +42
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Rock Samphire · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Sea-spurrey · Musk Stork's-bill +3
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2025
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2025
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2025
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2025 Wall-rue
Wall-rue
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hairy Finger-grass Digitaria sanguinalis
Hairy Finger-grass Digitaria sanguinalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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