Bowl barrow 800m SSE of Brooks Farm on Bell Hill
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.87319, -2.28671
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Soprano Pipistrelle, Myotis Bat species +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +143 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 25Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wessex Ridgeway on Bell Hill (1)
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Wildlife to spot
4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Blue Tit · Raven · Fieldfare · Wren +25
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Dark Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Cryptocephalus aureolus +2
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cryptocephalus aureolusCryptocephalus aureolus
- Orsodacne cerasiOrsodacne cerasi
Field Wood-rush · Honeysuckle · Hawthorn · Moschatel · Crested Dog's-tail +104
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Blue Tit · Raven · Fieldfare · Wren +25
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Dark Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Cryptocephalus aureolus +2
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cryptocephalus aureolusCryptocephalus aureolus
- Orsodacne cerasiOrsodacne cerasi
Field Wood-rush · Honeysuckle · Hawthorn · Moschatel · Crested Dog's-tail +104
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas