Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross
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Getting here
50.92540, -3.63350
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Stonechat, Blue Tit, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Blue Tit, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Soft-rush, Wild Cherry +101 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
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Witheridge: near Elworthy Cross
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,366 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +19
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Allodia ornaticollis +21
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2024
- Zygomyia valida
Wood Avens · Soft-rush · Wild Cherry · Meadow Foxtail · Common Figwort +99
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Wild CherryPrunus avium
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,366 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +19
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · Allodia ornaticollis +21
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2024
- Zygomyia valida
Wood Avens · Soft-rush · Wild Cherry · Meadow Foxtail · Common Figwort +99
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Wild CherryPrunus avium
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zygomyia valida2024
Zygomyia valida2024
Rymosia spinipesRymosia spinipes2024Rymosia spinipesRymosia spinipes2024Mycetophila hetschkoiMycetophila hetschkoi2024Mycetophila hetschkoiMycetophila hetschkoi2024Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata2024Allodia lundstroemiAllodia lundstroemi2024Allodia lundstroemiAllodia lundstroemi2024Exechia spinuligeraExechia spinuligera2024Exechia spinuligeraExechia spinuligera2024Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2024Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2024Mycetophila rudisMycetophila rudis2024Mycetophila rudisMycetophila rudis2024Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2024Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2024Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2024Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2024Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2024Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2024Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2024Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2024Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2024Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2024Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Common BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorLesser SkullcapScutellaria minorRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumOatAvena sativaOatAvena sativaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusAlder BuckthornFrangula alnusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaEvents & activities nearby
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