Bowl barrow 720m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery 0 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Firecrest +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Firecrest +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾
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Fritham Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Firecrest · Robin · Marsh Tit +53
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Smooth Snake · Adder
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Cricket · Gorse Shieldbug · Abax parallelepipedus · Black Clock · Platystomos albinus +5
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Firecrest · Robin · Marsh Tit +53
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Smooth Snake · Adder
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Cricket · Gorse Shieldbug · Abax parallelepipedus · Black Clock · Platystomos albinus +5
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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