Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
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59.11516, -2.54931
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Starling, Oystercatcher +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Starling, Oystercatcher +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Couch, Amphibious Bistort, Babington's Orache +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Couch, Amphibious Bistort, Babington's Orache +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Bombus lucorum, Small Garden Bumblebee +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Bombus lucorum, Small Garden Bumblebee +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Babington's Orache, Common Chickweed +3 more foraging species
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Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2023
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Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
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Red Fescue Festuca rubra2023
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Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
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Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2023
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Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2023
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Heather Calluna vulgaris2023
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Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2023
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Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023
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Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
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Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2023
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