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Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
✦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

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +50 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +50 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Figwort Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Figwort Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2020

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Butterbur, Meadow Crane's-bill · last seen 2021; Plants — Butterbur, Meadow Crane's-bill · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit · Tree Sparrow +51

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
RavenCorvus corax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2020

Figwort Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Micropterna sequax · Plectrocnemia conspersa +4

Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Rhyacophila fasciataRhyacophila fasciata2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019

🌿

Plants47 species

summerautumn

2025

Butterbur · Smaller Cat's-tail · Scarlet Pimpernel · Lesser Trefoil · Crested Dog's-tail +42

ButterburPetasites hybridus2021
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2019
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum2019
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
MaizeZea mays2019
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019
Yellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumila2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2019
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2019
English ElmUlmus procera2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2019
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2019
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2019
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,886 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit · Tree Sparrow +51

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
RavenCorvus corax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2020

Figwort Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Micropterna sequax · Plectrocnemia conspersa +4

Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Rhyacophila fasciataRhyacophila fasciata2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019

🌿

Plants47 species

summerautumn

2025

Butterbur · Smaller Cat's-tail · Scarlet Pimpernel · Lesser Trefoil · Crested Dog's-tail +42

ButterburPetasites hybridus2021
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2019
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum2019
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
MaizeZea mays2019
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019
Yellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumila2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2019
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2019
English ElmUlmus procera2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2019
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2019
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2019
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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