Walk 5: Apex Park, Burnham-on-Sea

Length: 1.2 miles – 2km

Good for: All walkers

Theme: Nature

Duration: 30 minutes

Notes: This award-winning park is a gem with 42 acres of land including lakes, wildflowers,

and play areas formed from former clay pits.

Points of interest:

• Wildflower meadow (in season0

• River Brue

• Hinkley Point

• Canada Geese

• Field Maple

Map:

Directions: From the car park (1) accessed off Marine Drive, walk towards the lake but just before the lake take the path to the right. Follow the main path with the lake on your left until you come to a signpost (2).

Follow the sign for Brue Footpath (turn right) and continue on this path until you reach the bank of the River Brue (3). Across the channel is Hinkley Point Power Station with the and in the distance.

Turn left and follow The Coast Path. Continue on this path keeping the River Brue on your right until you reach a tarmac drive (4). Cross the road with care to go back into Apex Park. Follow the path around to the right until you come to a T-junction (5) then turn left onto the cycle path.

After 200 yards, you will come to another junction (6) where you can either continue straight ahead on the cycle path back to the car park or turn left and follow the Lakeside Circular Walk and take the path back to the car park.

Facilities: There are public toilets in the car park and a mobile café.

Apex Wildlife Adventure leaflet v1.1.pdf For more about the park click on the link.