Basin Howe: a round barrow immediately north of Wellspring Farm
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Getting here
54.26900, -0.58801
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Coal Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Coal Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Limodromus assimilis, 7-spot Ladybird +143 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Feather-moss, Thunberg's Barberry +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
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Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
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Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Brambling · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Turnip Tigress · Meiosimyza rorida · Tiger Cranefly · Long-horned Black Legionnaire · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly +51
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida
- Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens
- Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Rhaphium appendiculatumRhaphium appendiculatum
- Pedicia occulta
🌿Plants2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Thunberg's Barberry
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,705 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Brambling · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Turnip Tigress · Meiosimyza rorida · Tiger Cranefly · Long-horned Black Legionnaire · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly +51
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida
- Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens
- Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Rhaphium appendiculatumRhaphium appendiculatum
- Pedicia occulta
🌿Plants2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Thunberg's Barberry
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pedicia occulta
Pedicia occulta
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