A henge, two barrows, two ring ditches, two enclosures and part of a linear feature 420m north west of Lower Hampson
6 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.79957, -3.83465
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Swift, Blackbird, Herring Gull +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Wood Mouse +13 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Ermine +179 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Moschatel, Lesser Celandine +118 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Hay Barn at Higher Hampson, North Tawton, Devon
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Wildlife to spot
4,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,559 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Water Rail · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Lapwing +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Lily Beetle · Red Admiral · Comma +6
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
Perennial Sow-thistle · Rusty Willow · Bluebell · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +104
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Crosswort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,559 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Water Rail · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Lapwing +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Lily Beetle · Red Admiral · Comma +6
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
Perennial Sow-thistle · Rusty Willow · Bluebell · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +104
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Crosswort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum20172018
2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Cruciata laevipes2018
Cruciata laevipes2018
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataGreater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019GorseUlex europaeus2019GorseUlex europaeus2019Field-roseRosa arvensis2019Field-roseRosa arvensis2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019ElderSambucus nigra2019ElderSambucus nigra2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019PignutConopodium majus2019PignutConopodium majus2019Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2019Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019English ElmUlmus procera2019English ElmUlmus procera2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2019Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019HemlockConium maculatum2019HemlockConium maculatum2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Common OracheAtriplex patula2019Common OracheAtriplex patula2019Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Wild OnionAllium vineale2016Wild OnionAllium vineale2016Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016White StonecropSedum album2016White StonecropSedum album2016Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2016Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2016Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016Remote SedgeCarex remota2016Remote SedgeCarex remota2016Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2016Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2016