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Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

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📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Silver Y +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Silver Y +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Coral Spot, Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2019; Fungi — Coral Spot, Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Messuage Lane Nature WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wizard TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Middlewood WayCycling route

Named route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route139 m

Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +69

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020

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Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Otter · Mole +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
OtterLutra lutra2024
MoleTalpa europaea2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
PolecatMustela putorius2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
BadgerMeles meles2020

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Insects41 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +36

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Green DrakeEphemera danica2020
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2023
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2023
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2021
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2021
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Agraylea multipunctataAgraylea multipunctata2021
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2021
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2021
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2021
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2021
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii2021
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2020
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2020
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019

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Fungi1 species

autumn

2019

Coral Spot

Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina

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Plants62 species

spring

2022

Plantago major subsp. major · Yarrow · Pignut · Norway Maple · Common Nettle +57

Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
PignutConopodium majus
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
GorseUlex europaeus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dog-roseRosa canina
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
IvyHedera helix
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
BeechFagus sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
White CloverTrifolium repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +69

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Otter · Mole +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
OtterLutra lutra2024
MoleTalpa europaea2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
PolecatMustela putorius2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
BadgerMeles meles2020

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +36

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Green DrakeEphemera danica2020
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2023
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2023
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2021
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2021
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Agraylea multipunctataAgraylea multipunctata2021
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2021
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2021
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2021
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2021
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii2021
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2020
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2020
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2019

Coral Spot

Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina

🌿

Plants62 species

spring

2022

Plantago major subsp. major · Yarrow · Pignut · Norway Maple · Common Nettle +57

Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
PignutConopodium majus
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
GorseUlex europaeus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dog-roseRosa canina
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
IvyHedera helix
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
BeechFagus sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
DandelionTaraxacum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
White CloverTrifolium repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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