Barrow on Parsonage Hill
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Getting here
50.90185, -2.02794
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and Merlin
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and Merlin
- ✦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 — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Hawfinch +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Hawfinch +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Manor Roadpublic footpath · 274 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mPath type: service
Manor Roadpublic footpath · 290 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mPath type: unclassified
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
16,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShort-eared Owl · Merlin · Hawfinch · Chaffinch · Robin +34
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-legged Shieldbug
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Lateral Cryphaea +57
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShort-eared Owl · Merlin · Hawfinch · Chaffinch · Robin +34
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-legged Shieldbug
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Lateral Cryphaea +57
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Homalothecium sericeum2024
Homalothecium sericeum2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisRough PoppyRoemeria hispidaRough PoppyRoemeria hispidaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaDwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exiguaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisDense-flowered FumitoryFumaria densifloraDense-flowered FumitoryFumaria densifloraSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaVenus's-looking-glassLegousia hybridaVenus's-looking-glassLegousia hybridaCornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagumCornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagumField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusNight-flowering CatchflySilene noctifloraNight-flowering CatchflySilene noctifloraReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2024Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2024Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2024Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2024Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2024Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2024Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2024Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina2024English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina2024Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2024Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2024Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2024Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2024Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2024