Bowl barrow 400m south west of Desnage Lodge
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.27682, 0.54201
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cow Parsley +88 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Churches TrailWalking route6.8 km▾
Named routeLength 6.8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Herringswell: Desnage Lodge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
709 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Kestrel · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Swift · Grey Partridge +5
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Polecat-Ferret · Hedgehog
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2017
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2015
Slow-worm
Large White · Brimstone · 7-spot Ladybird · Small White · Green-veined White +33
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Common Nettle · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Ragwort +29
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Kestrel · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Swift · Grey Partridge +5
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Polecat-Ferret · Hedgehog
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2017
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2015
Slow-worm
Large White · Brimstone · 7-spot Ladybird · Small White · Green-veined White +33
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Common Nettle · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Ragwort +29
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumMeadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2016Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2016Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBlack ClockPterostichus madidus2022Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021SyrphusSyrphus2020SyrphusSyrphus2020EupeodesEupeodes2020EupeodesEupeodes2020Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2016Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2016Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2016Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2016Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2016Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2016Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2016Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2016Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2016Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami20162023
2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021WeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisNettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2023Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2023Curled DockRumex crispus2022Curled DockRumex crispus2022Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2020RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2020Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2020Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2020ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2020ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2020Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2020Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2020BuglossLycopsis arvensis2020BuglossLycopsis arvensis2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2020Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2020Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2020Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2020Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020Events & activities nearby
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