Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.69304, -4.28762
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Swallow
- ✦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 — Robin, Swallow, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Swallow, Carrion Crow +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emerald Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly +11
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2023
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Broad-leaved Helleborine
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emerald Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly +11
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2023
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Broad-leaved Helleborine
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2023
Ischnura elegans2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearisWater Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearisBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Water ScorpionNepa cinereaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Oil BeetleMeloe2024Oil BeetleMeloe2024Events & activities nearby
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