Bowl barrow 200m west of Barrowhills 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.38149, -0.58071
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.
Bowl 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Silver-studded Blue +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Marsh Gentian, Black Nightshade +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Marsh Gentian, Black Nightshade +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Entrance to Barrowhills golf club (closed)
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Wildlife to spot
23,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Wren · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +29
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +47
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Red Damselfly Marsh Gentian
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Wren · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +29
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +47
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Red Damselfly Marsh Gentian
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceriagrion tenellum
Ceriagrion tenellum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa