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Bowl barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton Plantation

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Skylark
  • 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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Kestrel +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Kestrel +64 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Brown-banded Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Bee Orchid +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10 m
Named routeLength 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Named routeRef 24Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 24Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

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