Nature Features

The walk takes about an hour to complete and is along fairly level ground and you can pick up guides of the walk from the estate as well.

There are far reaching views to nearby villages like Charlton Adam and Charlton Mackrell.

If you take your binoculars you can see plenty of wildlife and nature boards have been put up to help you spot birds and insects along the River Cary and the surrounding countryside.

Taking you on this tour is Simon Larkin, head gardener at Lytes Cary Manor.

Lytes Cary River Walk

Start at the car park at the main gate (you can pick up laminated maps here of this particular walk)

Follow the footpath and head towards the copse

At the copse walk to far end of the field where you will come to a small B road.

Turn left over the bridge and walk along the River Cary heading towards a wooden footbridge

From the wooden footbridge, walk to another bridge at a new copse

Continuing along the river there are old pollarded willows and the path leads to a pond with a wooden viewing platform

From the pond walk along to another arable field, turn left, next to the cherry orchard where there are views of Queen Camel, Yeovilton air base, and views of the A37

Turn right, up a short climb, by the orchard, where there are views of the Lytes Cary estate, and Yeovilton village

Walk through the gateway, along a short track which leads to the back of the manor house, where the walk ends.