A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.59287, -3.87318
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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 — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Cairn Circle, Soussons Down
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Wildlife to spot
8,111 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,111 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +44
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis nemorum · Helophilus pendulus · Rhingia campestris +24
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis intricaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,111 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +44
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis nemorum · Helophilus pendulus · Rhingia campestris +24
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis intricaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaBlack DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericeaBog HoverflyEristalis cryptarumBog HoverflyEristalis cryptarumMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona