An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.75966, -3.20950
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ 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
- 🐦58+ 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, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Birds — Blackcap, Kestrel, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland priority habitat
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +77 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 · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route481 m▾
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Crossroads at Putts Corner
Photos
Crossroads at Putts Corner
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
5,821 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,821 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds58 species
winterspringsummer
2026Blackcap · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Robin · Swallow
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
🦎Reptiles4 species
summerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects80 species
summerautumn
2026Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Peacock
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io
🌿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
5,821 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds58 species
winterspringsummer
2026Blackcap · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Robin · Swallow
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
🦎Reptiles4 species
summerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects80 species
summerautumn
2026Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Peacock
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io
🌿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
2024
2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaConomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2024Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023EristalisEristalis2023EristalisEristalis2023Pedunculate 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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