Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.78739, -2.36987
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Skylark
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Skylark, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2022
Birds — Blackbird, Skylark, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2022; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +32 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Ploughed field on Cheselbourne West Down
Photos
Ploughed field on Cheselbourne West Down
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
644 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
644 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2022Blackbird · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2013
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- MagpiePica pica2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- NuthatchSitta europaea2010
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2024Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Long-eared Bat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2010
- Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus
Small White · Speckled Wood · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
644 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2022Blackbird · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2013
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- MagpiePica pica2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- NuthatchSitta europaea2010
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2024Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Long-eared Bat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2010
- Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus
Small White · Speckled Wood · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles2019
Meles meles2019
StoatMustela erminea2016StoatMustela erminea2016HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2018
Anthocharis cardamines2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusMarbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiHornetVespa crabro2017HornetVespa crabro2017WallLasiommata megera2014WallLasiommata megera2014Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosusRugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2024Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2017Brown ArgusAricia agestis2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2017Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2017Chrysis viridulaChrysis viridula2016Chrysis viridulaChrysis viridula2016Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2014Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2014Clouded YellowColias croceus2014Clouded YellowColias croceus2014Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2011Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2011Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2011Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2011Events & activities nearby
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