Bronze Age Saucer Barrow
Getting here
50.76276, -1.90727
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Woodpigeon, Great Crested Grebe +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Woodpigeon, Great Crested Grebe +54 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route
🚴Cycling
100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 25Cycling route
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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