Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.56307, -0.16378
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
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Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
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Wildlife to spot
50,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +16
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bishop's Mitre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +16
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bishop's Mitre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aelia acuminata
Aelia acuminata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 