Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross
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Getting here
50.89448, -3.99126
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cicadella viridis, Tortoise Bug, Conosanus obsoletus +91 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Wild Angelica, Marsh-bedstraw +229 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,838 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Goldfinch · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kingfisher +22
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2017
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2023▾
Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Cicadella viridis · Tortoise Bug · Conosanus obsoletus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Conomelus anceps +89
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
- Conosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletus2022
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
- Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2022
- Cymus melanocephalus
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Pimpernel · Marsh Pennywort · Marsh Thistle · Snowdrop · Hemp-agrimony +26
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- PignutConopodium majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,838 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Goldfinch · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kingfisher +22
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2017
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2023▾
Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Cicadella viridis · Tortoise Bug · Conosanus obsoletus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Conomelus anceps +89
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
- Conosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletus2022
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
- Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2022
- Cymus melanocephalus
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Pimpernel · Marsh Pennywort · Marsh Thistle · Snowdrop · Hemp-agrimony +26
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- PignutConopodium majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cymus melanocephalus2022
Cymus melanocephalus2022
Ischnopterapion modestumIschnopterapion modestum2022Ischnopterapion modestumIschnopterapion modestum2022Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2022Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2022Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis2022Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis2022Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2022Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2022Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2022Bembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimii2022Bembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimii2022Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2022Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2022Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2022Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2022Empis lividaEmpis livida2022Empis lividaEmpis livida2022Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2022Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2022PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusTurnip TigressAthalia rosae2022Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2022Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2022Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2022Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2022Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2022Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2022Delphacodes capnodesDelphacodes capnodes2022Delphacodes capnodesDelphacodes capnodes2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2022Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Trechus obtususTrechus obtusus2022Trechus obtususTrechus obtusus2022Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2022Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2022Hypera plantaginisHypera plantaginis2022Hypera plantaginisHypera plantaginis2022Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2022Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2022Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2022Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2022Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2022Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2022Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2022Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2022Fannia similisFannia similis2022Fannia similisFannia similis2022Anasimyia lunulataAnasimyia lunulata2022Anasimyia lunulataAnasimyia lunulata2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2022Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2022Idiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratus2022Idiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratus2022Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2022Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2022Eumerus funeralisEumerus funeralis2022Eumerus funeralisEumerus funeralis202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2022Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2022Mydaea urbanaMydaea urbana2022Mydaea urbanaMydaea urbana2022Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2022Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2022Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2022Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2022Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2022Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2022Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2022Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea2022Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2022Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2022Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2022Thricops semicinereusThricops semicinereus2022Thricops semicinereusThricops semicinereus2022Fannia umbrosaFannia umbrosa2022Fannia umbrosaFannia umbrosa2022Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2022Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2022Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2022Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2022Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons2022Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons2022Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2022Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2022Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2022Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2022Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2022Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2022Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2022Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2022Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2022Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi2022Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi2022Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2022Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Delia platuraDelia platura2022Delia platuraDelia platura2022Florodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosoma2022Florodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosoma2022Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2022Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Egle minutaEgle minuta2018Egle minutaEgle minuta2018Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2018Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2018Phorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniaris2018Phorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniaris2018Tetanocera arrogansTetanocera arrogans2018Tetanocera arrogansTetanocera arrogans2018Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2018Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2018Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2018Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2018Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2017Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2017Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2017Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2017Star SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumGlaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Marsh VioletViola palustris2023Marsh VioletViola palustris2023Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2023Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017Norway SprucePicea abies2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017daffodilsNarcissus2017daffodilsNarcissus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2016SneezewortAchillea 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