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Bowl barrow 220m east of Spry's Shop Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.76950, -4.29863

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Martin +31 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Martin +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Emperor Dragonfly, Ecdyonurus torrentis +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Emperor Dragonfly, Ecdyonurus torrentis +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2010; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2010

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
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Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeLength 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road from Clawton to Spry's Shop

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road from Clawton to Spry's Shop

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park4.5 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪Clawton Bridge Methodist ChapelReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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