Bowl barrow 230m south of Bulbarrow Farm
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.84321, -2.31070
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Marsh Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bullfinch and Marsh Tit
- ✦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 — Bullfinch, Marsh Tit, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Bullfinch, Marsh Tit, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +34 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
4,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,240 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Raven · Willow Warbler +4
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large White · Speckled Wood
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants129 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Bramble · Hogweed · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +124
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,240 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Raven · Willow Warbler +4
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large White · Speckled Wood
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants129 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Bramble · Hogweed · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +124
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
