A bowl barrow 120m south west of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
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Getting here
50.75617, -3.20088
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional 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
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Autumn colours on East Devon Way path crossing Farway Hill
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Wildlife to spot
7,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Kestrel · Swallow · Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest +43
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Sericomyia silentis · Common Burying Beetle +36
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
- Hornet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Kestrel · Swallow · Dartford Warbler · Goldcrest +43
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Sericomyia silentis · Common Burying Beetle +36
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
- Hornet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vespa crabro2025
Vespa crabro2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025