Bowl barrow 540m south east of Sandymoor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
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🦅Birds🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
50.76371, -4.28976
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Blackcap, Carrion Crow, Wren +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle +140 more · last seen 2019
Free
Birds — Blackcap, Carrion Crow, Wren +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, White-legged Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
608 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +13
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer · Harvest Mouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Neoascia +8
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- NeoasciaNeoascia
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Green Shieldbug
Hemp-agrimony · Hawthorn · Honeysuckle · Field-rose · Downy Birch +138
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackcap · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +13
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer · Harvest Mouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Western Conifer Seed Bug · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Neoascia +8
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- NeoasciaNeoascia
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Green Shieldbug
Hemp-agrimony · Hawthorn · Honeysuckle · Field-rose · Downy Birch +138
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaSepsisSepsisSepsisSepsisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusGalingaleCyperus longusGalingaleCyperus longusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiHedera helixHedera helix2018Hedera helixHedera helix2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2018Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2018Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Common SallowSalix cinerea2018Common SallowSalix cinerea2018Norway SprucePicea abies2018Norway SprucePicea abies2018Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Events & activities nearby
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