Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09760, -3.65778
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — River Jelly-Lichen · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Montbretia +7 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,687 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Dipper · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Woodpigeon +50
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Annual Meadow-grass · Gorse · Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane +72
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,687 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Dipper · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Woodpigeon +50
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Annual Meadow-grass · Gorse · Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane +72
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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