Bowl barrow on Trigon Hill, 880m north east of Trigon House
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.70664, -2.15493
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grayling, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Heath Star Moss, Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens +42 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
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The Hardy WayWalking route▾
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Wareham Forest WayWalking route▾
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Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
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22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route▾
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Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route▾
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Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Small Skipper
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Thymelicus sylvestris2024
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Elegant Silk-moss
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreForcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivensForcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivensOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataBristly FingerwortKurzia paucifloraBristly FingerwortKurzia paucifloraCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumHeart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifoliumHeart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifoliumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaEvents & activities nearby
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