Bowl barrow 140m south east of Burston Cross
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Getting here
50.80072, -3.82396
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Bow Garden Centre — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Bow Garden Centre — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Water Rail +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Wood Mouse +12 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Mexican Fleabane +92 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Small White, Red Admiral +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
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Photos
Layby at Burston Cross, looking east
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,524 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Sedge Warbler +16
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +7
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants95 species
winterspring
2024▾
Bluebell · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane · Crosswort · Lesser Celandine +90
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,524 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Sedge Warbler +16
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +7
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants95 species
winterspring
2024▾
Bluebell · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane · Crosswort · Lesser Celandine +90
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum20172018
2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
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