Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole 0 ha
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51.50061, -1.58087
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Bowl barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Burgundydrop Bonnet, King Alfred's Cakes, Clustered Bonnet +31 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Burgundydrop Bonnet, King Alfred's Cakes, Clustered Bonnet +31 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Swollen-thighed Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Swollen-thighed Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Ivy +209 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Ivy +209 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +29 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Bishopstone Circular Walk
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Merlin Falco columbarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Badger · Red Fox · Indet. Deer · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +28
Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Vetch · Pyramidal Orchid · Dame's-violet · Perennial Sow-thistle · Yellow Corydalis +3
Common Vetch Vicia sativa Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023 Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2022 Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Merlin Falco columbarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Badger · Red Fox · Indet. Deer · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +28
Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Vetch · Pyramidal Orchid · Dame's-violet · Perennial Sow-thistle · Yellow Corydalis +3
Common Vetch Vicia sativa Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023 Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2022 Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer
Common Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Silver Y Autographa gamma2023
Silver Y Autographa gamma2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2023
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2023
Cheilosia Cheilosia2021
Cheilosia Cheilosia2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2021 2022
2022
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2021
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021 