Round cairn 540m north of White Barrow
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.60053, -4.02605
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Merlin, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +32 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Birds — Merlin, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +32 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chaetopteryx villosa, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Drusus annulatus +11 more · last seen 2021
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
215 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
215 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025Merlin · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Wheatear · Black Redstart
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2013
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2013
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2012
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2013
- RavenCorvus corax2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2012
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2012
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2013
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2013
- CuckooCuculus canorus2013
- DunlinCalidris alpina2012
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2012
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2012
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2012
- Great TitParus major2012
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
- MagpiePica pica2012
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2021Chaetopteryx villosa · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Drusus annulatus · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Plectrocnemia conspersa
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2018
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018
- Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
- Plectrocnemia conspersa
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2023Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
215 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025Merlin · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Wheatear · Black Redstart
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2013
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2013
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2012
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2013
- RavenCorvus corax2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2012
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2012
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2013
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2013
- CuckooCuculus canorus2013
- DunlinCalidris alpina2012
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2012
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2012
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2012
- Great TitParus major2012
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
- MagpiePica pica2012
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2021Chaetopteryx villosa · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Drusus annulatus · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Plectrocnemia conspersa
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2018
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018
- Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
- Plectrocnemia conspersa
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2023Tunbridge Filmy-fern · Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plectrocnemia conspersa2018
Plectrocnemia conspersa2018
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2017Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2017Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2018Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2018Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasBaetis vernusBaetis vernus2018Baetis vernusBaetis vernus2018Simulium armoricanumSimulium armoricanum2018Simulium armoricanumSimulium armoricanum2018Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2018Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2018Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2018Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2018PeacockAglais io2010PeacockAglais io2010Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2017Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2017Events & activities nearby
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