A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
50.47625, -4.88271
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bell barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Beautiful Demoiselle +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Shining Hookeria · last seen 2017
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saints Way Walking route 47 km ▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named route Ref SW Length 47 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
5,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Skylark · Blackcap · Linnet · Chiffchaff +22
Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +1
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Purple Moor-grass · Gorse · Tormentil · Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Dog-violet +83
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Gorse Ulex europaeus Tormentil Potentilla erecta Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Western Gorse Ulex gallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Skylark · Blackcap · Linnet · Chiffchaff +22
Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +1
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Purple Moor-grass · Gorse · Tormentil · Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Dog-violet +83
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Gorse Ulex europaeus Tormentil Potentilla erecta Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Western Gorse Ulex gallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Viola riviniana x lactea Viola riviniana x lactea
Viola riviniana x lactea Viola riviniana x lactea
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Butterfly Stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile
Butterfly Stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum 