A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.76098, -3.21788
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Kestrel
- ✦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 — Blackcap, Kestrel, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Blackcap, Kestrel, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Bramble, Broad Buckler-fern +42 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km▾
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route46 m▾
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route242 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route358 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m▾
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route148 m▾
Named routeLength 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
5,758 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,758 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026Blackcap · Kestrel · Swallow · Dartford Warbler · Bullfinch
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Peacock
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
🌿Plants45 species
summerautumn
2024Ivy · Bramble · Broad Buckler-fern · Hazel · Red Campion
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,758 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026Blackcap · Kestrel · Swallow · Dartford Warbler · Bullfinch
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Peacock
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
🌿Plants45 species
summerautumn
2024Ivy · Bramble · Broad Buckler-fern · Hazel · Red Campion
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2024Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023EristalisEristalis2023EristalisEristalis2023Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRoseRosa2023RoseRosa2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumDandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Events & activities nearby
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