Howe Hill bowl barrow
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Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.28600, 0.48424
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐝328+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Small Black Ant and Delia platura are among those observed
- ✦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
- 🐝328+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Small Black Ant and Delia platura are among those observed
- ✦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🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Black Ant, Delia platura, 7-spot Ladybird +325 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Common Stork's-bill, Common Centaury +40 more · last seen 2025
Ancient woodland; Reptiles — Slow-worm · last seen 2025
Birds — Reeves's Pheasant, Rook · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route▾
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Photos
22 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
3,955 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,955 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds2 species
winterautumn
2024Reeves's Pheasant · Rook
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Small Black Ant · Delia platura · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Sphaerophoria scripta
+323 more speciesHide species list
All 328 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small Black AntLasius niger2023
- Delia platuraDelia platura2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Viper's-bugloss · Common Stork's-bill · Common Centaury · Bee Orchid · Bristly Oxtongue
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,955 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds2 species
winterautumn
2024Reeves's Pheasant · Rook
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Small Black Ant · Delia platura · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Sphaerophoria scripta
+323 more speciesHide species list
All 328 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small Black AntLasius niger2023
- Delia platuraDelia platura2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Viper's-bugloss · Common Stork's-bill · Common Centaury · Bee Orchid · Bristly Oxtongue
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
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KnotgrassPolygonum2024KnotgrassPolygonum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024RagwortSenecio2024RagwortSenecio2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2023Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2023Events & activities nearby
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