Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages 0 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley, Field Maple +182 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley, Field Maple +182 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Large White +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Large White +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Rook · Magpie +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Water-Boatman · Punctate Corixa +5
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata 🌿 Plants 33 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Spurge · Dwarf Spurge +28
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Rook · Magpie +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Water-Boatman · Punctate Corixa +5
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata 🌿 Plants 33 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Spurge · Dwarf Spurge +28
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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