Bell barrow 500m south of Morden Grange Plantation 0 ha
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52.03420, -0.09674
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bell barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hoary Plantain, Snowberry, Common Poppy +55 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hoary Plantain, Snowberry, Common Poppy +55 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Orache, Few-flowered Garlic, Cut-leaved Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 356 m ▾
Named route Length 356 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Length 114 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 79 m ▾
Named route Length 79 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 174 m ▾
Named route Length 174 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Length 94 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting +37
Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Malachite Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Greater Plantain · Common Mallow · Meadow Vetchling · Common Chickweed · Wall Speedwell +57
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021 Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2021 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting +37
Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Malachite Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Greater Plantain · Common Mallow · Meadow Vetchling · Common Chickweed · Wall Speedwell +57
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021 Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2021 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apple Fruit Rhynchites
Apple Fruit Rhynchites
Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2022
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2022
Narrow-barred Fusehorn Arge melanochra2022
Narrow-barred Fusehorn Arge melanochra2022
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2022
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2022
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021 2021
2021
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2022
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2022
Field Fleawort Tephroseris integrifolia2022
Field Fleawort Tephroseris integrifolia2022
Sassari Crisp-moss Tortella inflexa2021
Sassari Crisp-moss Tortella inflexa2021
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2021
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2021
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2021
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2021
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2021
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2021
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2021
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2021
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2021
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2021
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2021
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2021
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2021
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2021
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2021
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2021
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2021
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2021
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2021
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2021
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2021
Catapodium rigidum subsp. rigidum Catapodium rigidum subsp. rigidum2021
Catapodium rigidum subsp. rigidum Catapodium rigidum subsp. rigidum2021
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2021
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2021
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2021
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2021
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2021
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2021
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2021
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2021
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2021
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2021
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2021
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2021
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2021
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2021
Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora2021
Dense-flowered Fumitory Fumaria densiflora2021
Rough Poppy Roemeria hispida2021
Rough Poppy Roemeria hispida2021
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2021
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2021
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2021
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2021
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2021
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Hop Humulus lupulus2021
Hop Humulus lupulus2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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