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Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
✦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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +91 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +91 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Woundwort, Pendulous Sedge, Hard-fern +71 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Marsh Woundwort, Pendulous Sedge, Hard-fern +71 more · last seen 2013

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen · last seen 2013; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route (3)Cycling route

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Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

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Named routeRef 3Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winter

2024

Robin · House Sparrow · Rook · Chaffinch · Great Tit +12

RobinErithacus rubecula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Great TitParus major2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
MagpiePica pica2022

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Insects1 species

autumn

2021

Green Dock Beetle

Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

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Plants123 species

autumn

2022

Hard-fern · Common Fleabane · Pedunculate Oak · Hedge Woundwort · Centaurea nigra +118

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2020
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Eared WillowSalix aurita2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinusGladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Symphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatusSymphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatus
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2020
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2020
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2020
GorseUlex europaeus2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
Western GorseUlex gallii2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2020
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2020
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2020
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2020
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2020
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2020
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2020
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2020
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Field-roseRosa arvensis2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Wavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatum2020
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2020
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2020
Water MintMentha aquatica2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2020
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020
BetonyBetonica officinalis2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winter

2024

Robin · House Sparrow · Rook · Chaffinch · Great Tit +12

RobinErithacus rubecula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Great TitParus major2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
MagpiePica pica2022

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2021

Green Dock Beetle

Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

🌿

Plants123 species

autumn

2022

Hard-fern · Common Fleabane · Pedunculate Oak · Hedge Woundwort · Centaurea nigra +118

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Slender RushJuncus tenuis2020
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Eared WillowSalix aurita2020
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinusOdontites vernus subsp. serotinus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinusGladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Symphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatusSymphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatus
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2020
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2020
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2020
GorseUlex europaeus2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
Western GorseUlex gallii2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2020
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2020
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2020
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2020
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2020
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2020
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2020
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2020
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2020
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Field-roseRosa arvensis2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Wavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatum2020
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2020
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2020
Water MintMentha aquatica2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2020
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020
BetonyBetonica officinalis2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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