Barrow Hill long barrow and round barrow
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.84166, -1.87728
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Pheasant
- ✦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 — Skylark, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Skylark, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perfoliate Penny-Cress, Ash, Holly +72 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Corn Bunting · Fieldfare · Linnet · Stonechat +28
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Large White · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Corn Bunting · Fieldfare · Linnet · Stonechat +28
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Large White · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2022Brown ArgusAricia agestis2022