- Haydon Batch
- Wellow Brook
- Waterside Valley
- Midsomer Norton Town Park
Haydon Batch:
Haydon Batch is an 8 hectare site in the settlement of Haydon, Radstock. The site is a disused colliery spoil heap (known locally as a batch). Since the closure of the colliery in 1973 and subsequent re-working of the spoil in the 1980s, the batch has been used informally as a greenspace and in 2018 Radstock Town Council purchased it with the dual aims of formalising and improving community access and designating it a Local Nature Reserve.
In this audio trail, not only will we learn more about this historic location, but we’ll also learn some interesting facts in our series ‘Did you know?’.
Simply click play on a section below to get started! To hear the full trail in one go, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Welcome to Haydon Batch:
Stop 1 – Geology:
Stop 2 – Pollinators:
Stop 3 – Mining:
Site Map:
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Access Information:
Main entrance – via Kilmersdon Road, Follow the signs and side road down to the Haydon Que and Sports Club.
Walking Access via footpaths from
- Waterside Valley
- Linden Close, Westfield
- First Avenue, Westfield
- Lincombe Road, Westfield
Access also from First Avenue on the public right of way footpath across farmland.
Footpath from Lincombe Road to Waterside Way, also joins onto Haydon Batch.
Explore From Home:
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Beautiful photos of the Town Park shot by Tasha Park
