Bowl barrow 250m SSE of Meadows Farm 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › North West › Cheshire West and Chester Getting here
53.02961, -2.81469
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
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Black-poplar, Ivy, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandstone Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Marches Way Walking route ▾
Dee Way Walking route ▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
River to Ridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Slaughterhouse Lane bridleway · 576 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 576 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Slaughterhouse Lane bridleway · 2 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Slaughterhouse Lane bridleway · 527 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 527 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Slaughterhouse Lane bridleway · 269 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 269 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Slaughterhouse Lane bridleway · 3 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 3 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
2,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,704 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Dunnock · Song Thrush +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White +8
Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,704 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Dunnock · Song Thrush +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 European Pond Terrapin
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White +8
Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2023
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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