Bowl barrow 90m north of Stowting Court
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.13467, 1.02759
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
- ✦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, Goldfinch, Kestrel +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Kestrel +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern); Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route685 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 685 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Dunnock +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Common Blue · Red Admiral · Small Heath · Large White +27
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Dunnock +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Common Blue · Red Admiral · Small Heath · Large White +27
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Argus
Brown Argus
Aricia agestis2019
Aricia agestis2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025ConopidaeConopidae2025ConopidaeConopidae2025Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2025Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019