Barrows in and near St Giles Park
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Getting here
50.90487, -1.93818
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- ✦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 — Moorhen, Little Grebe, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Little Grebe, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Ulota crispa s.str., Dwarf Neckera +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
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Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
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The Hardy WayWalking route▾
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2 signed routes nearby
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National BywayCycling route▾
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North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
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1 signed route nearby
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Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,350 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,350 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Little Grebe · Green Sandpiper · Kingfisher · Mute Swan +20
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Ringlet · Brimstone +19
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Starved Wood-sedge · Meadow Fescue · Broad-leaved Dock · Lateral Cryphaea · Ulota crispa s.str. +61
- Starved Wood-sedgeCarex depauperata
- Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
- Lyell's Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,350 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Little Grebe · Green Sandpiper · Kingfisher · Mute Swan +20
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Ringlet · Brimstone +19
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Starved Wood-sedge · Meadow Fescue · Broad-leaved Dock · Lateral Cryphaea · Ulota crispa s.str. +61
- Starved Wood-sedgeCarex depauperata
- Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
- Lyell's Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensIvy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Pulvigera lyellii
Pulvigera lyellii
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024