Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.12364, -3.50124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Coleridge Way; Named hiking route nearby: Coleridge Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
West Somerset : Lype Hill Trig Point
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,933 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Robin +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Phyllobius virideaeris · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Cercopis vulnerata
- Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022
Daisy · Common Nettle · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Soft-rush +86
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,933 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Robin +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Phyllobius virideaeris · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Cercopis vulnerata
- Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022
Daisy · Common Nettle · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Soft-rush +86
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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