Bowl barrow 175m south west of Elworthy Cross
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Getting here
50.92684, -3.64305
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Stonechat
- ✦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
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Stonechat
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Stonechat, Blue Tit +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Stonechat, Blue Tit +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Stitchwort, Star Sedge, Alder +116 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Photos
'Traveller' site at Elworthy Cross
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,705 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Stonechat · Blue Tit · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Exechiopsis dumitrescae +23
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2024
Bog Stitchwort · Star Sedge · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Heather +114
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,705 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Stonechat · Blue Tit · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Exechiopsis dumitrescae +23
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2024
Bog Stitchwort · Star Sedge · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Heather +114
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zygomyia valida
Zygomyia valida
Zygomyia valida2024
Zygomyia valida2024
Rymosia spinipesRymosia spinipes2024Rymosia spinipesRymosia spinipes2024Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024Allodia lundstroemiAllodia lundstroemi2024Allodia lundstroemiAllodia lundstroemi2024Exechia spinuligeraExechia spinuligera2024Exechia spinuligeraExechia spinuligera2024Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2024Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2024Mycetophila rudisMycetophila rudis2024Mycetophila rudisMycetophila rudis2024Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2024Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2024Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2024Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2024Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2024Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2021Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2021Delia platuraDelia platura2021Delia platuraDelia platura2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2021Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2021Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisEvents & activities nearby
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