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Bowl barrow and disc barrow 600m NNW of Sandpoint Farm

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie 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

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Shelduck +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Shelduck +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Comma +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Comma +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Curving Feather-moss, Rabbit Moss, Glass-wort Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Curving Feather-moss, Rabbit Moss, Glass-wort Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weston to NCN LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Pier to Pier WayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route117 m

Named routeRef 33Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 33Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

54,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Stonechat +65

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

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Insects6 species

summer

2025

Platycheirus scutatus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Monoceros Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Long-winged Cone-head +1

Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

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Plants1 species

summer

2025

Autumn Lady's-tresses

Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Stonechat +65

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Platycheirus scutatus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Monoceros Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Long-winged Cone-head +1

Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Autumn Lady's-tresses

Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig point on Swallow Cliff

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