Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
0 ha
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.68529, -1.17298
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Culver TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nunwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit · Stoat · Hazel Dormouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Stenophylax permistus · Syrphus torvus +19
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit · Stoat · Hazel Dormouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Stenophylax permistus · Syrphus torvus +19
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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