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Bowl barrow 380m west of Mount Pleasant

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
✦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 — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Wall, Green-veined White +74 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Wall, Green-veined White +74 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Scarce Notchwort, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Rock Pocket-moss +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Scarce Notchwort, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Rock Pocket-moss +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

spring

2024

Tree Sparrow · Stonechat · Reed Bunting · Kestrel · Dunnock +9

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects45 species

autumn

2024

Red Admiral · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Wall · Green-veined White +40

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2015
WallLasiommata megera2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2015
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2015
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019
NeoasciaNeoascia2019
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2018
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2015
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2015
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2015
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2015
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2015
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2015
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2015
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2015
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2015
Ceratapion gibbirostreCeratapion gibbirostre2015
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2015
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2015
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2015
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015

🌿

Plants97 species

summer

2024

Scarce Notchwort · Common Reed · Lesser Screw-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss +92

Scarce NotchwortMesoptychia badensis
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2018
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2018
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2018
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016
Curled DockRumex crispus2016
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2015
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2015
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2015
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2021
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2018
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2016
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2016
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2016
Common OracheAtriplex patula2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2016
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2016
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2015
DaisyBellis perennis2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2015
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2015
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2015
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2015
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2015
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2015
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2015
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2015
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2015
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2015
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2015
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2015
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2015
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2015
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2015
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2015
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2015
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2015
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2015
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2015
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2015
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2015
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2015
Rosa caninaRosa canina2015
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2015
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

spring

2024

Tree Sparrow · Stonechat · Reed Bunting · Kestrel · Dunnock +9

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects45 species

autumn

2024

Red Admiral · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Wall · Green-veined White +40

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2015
WallLasiommata megera2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2015
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2015
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019
NeoasciaNeoascia2019
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2018
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2015
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2015
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2015
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2015
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2015
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2015
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2015
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2015
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2015
Ceratapion gibbirostreCeratapion gibbirostre2015
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2015
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2015
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2015
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015

🌿

Plants97 species

summer

2024

Scarce Notchwort · Common Reed · Lesser Screw-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss +92

Scarce NotchwortMesoptychia badensis
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2018
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2018
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2018
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016
Curled DockRumex crispus2016
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2015
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2015
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2015
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2021
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2018
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2016
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2016
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2016
Common OracheAtriplex patula2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2016
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2016
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2015
DaisyBellis perennis2015
Goat WillowSalix caprea2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2015
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2015
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2015
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2015
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2015
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2015
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2015
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2015
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2015
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2015
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2015
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2015
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2015
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2015
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2015
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2015
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2015
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2015
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2015
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2015
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2015
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2015
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2015
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2015
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2015
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2015
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
BeechFagus sylvatica2015
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2015
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2015
Rosa caninaRosa canina2015
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2015
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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