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Bowl barrow 300m SW of Heathfield Farm

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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +287 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +287 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Skylark +2 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Skylark +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route

Exe Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route

Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Sparrowhawk · Canada Goose · Buzzard · Chaffinch · Skylark +1

SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects50 species

autumn

2025

Red Admiral · Comma · Lunar Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Beaded Chestnut +45

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2022
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
HornetVespa crabro2020
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2021

Floating Sweet-grass · False-brome · Primrose · Barren Strawberry · Blackthorn +112

Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RapeBrassica napus
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dog-roseRosa canina
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Remote SedgeCarex remota
HonestyLunaria annua
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
HazelCorylus avellana
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Bush VetchVicia sepium
daffodilsNarcissus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Field MapleAcer campestre
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
DaisyBellis perennis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
English ElmUlmus procera
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
CleaversGalium aparine
Water MintMentha aquatica
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HemlockConium maculatum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Sparrowhawk · Canada Goose · Buzzard · Chaffinch · Skylark +1

SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects50 species

autumn

2025

Red Admiral · Comma · Lunar Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Beaded Chestnut +45

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2022
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
HornetVespa crabro2020
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2021

Floating Sweet-grass · False-brome · Primrose · Barren Strawberry · Blackthorn +112

Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RapeBrassica napus
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dog-roseRosa canina
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Remote SedgeCarex remota
HonestyLunaria annua
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
HazelCorylus avellana
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Bush VetchVicia sepium
daffodilsNarcissus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Field MapleAcer campestre
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
DaisyBellis perennis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
English ElmUlmus procera
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
CleaversGalium aparine
Water MintMentha aquatica
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HemlockConium maculatum
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
NipplewortLapsana communis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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