Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.78197, -2.59168
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Pocket-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss +52 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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2022
2022
American MinkNeovison visonAmerican MinkNeovison visonGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019Brown RatRattus norvegicus20192019
2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaIvy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023HornetVespa crabro2021HornetVespa crabro2021Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2021Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2021Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2021Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Plagiomnium affine
Plagiomnium affine
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisEvents & activities nearby
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