Bowl barrow, the westernmost of six in Eggringe Wood
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.21444, 1.00037
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route738 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route395 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,352 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Migrant Hawker · Agrypnus murinus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker +36
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,352 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Migrant Hawker · Agrypnus murinus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker +36
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Cheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufa7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025ArchaeognathaArchaeognatha2025ArchaeognathaArchaeognatha2025DiltaDilta2025DiltaDilta2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025PegomyaPegomya2025PegomyaPegomya2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Polydrusus tereticollisPolydrusus tereticollis2025Polydrusus tereticollisPolydrusus tereticollis2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025