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Burial Mound

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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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Break Egg Hillpublic footpath · 443 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 443 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 13Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route364 m

Named routeRef 13Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route146 m

Named routeRef 13Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Wren +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2025

Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Alpine Newt

Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris

🐝

Insects62 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +57

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Wren +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2025

Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Alpine Newt

Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris

🐝

Insects62 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +57

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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