Places to see birds

West Sedgemoor

Whooper & Bewick's swans feeding in ploughed field

The reserve is located east of Taunton. The Swell Wood car park (ST361239) is signposted just off the A378 Taunton to Langport road, 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) east of Fivehead. Large numbers of wading birds breed here and the winter floods attract Bewick's swans and thousands of teal, wigeon, and lapwing. Swell Wood has one of the largest heronies in the UK and is best visited between March and June.