Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
59.03175, -2.83973
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Shag
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fulmar and Shag
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Fulmar, Shag, Common Gull +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Fulmar, Shag, Common Gull +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cat's-ear, Tufted Vetch, Greater Plantain +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
508 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
508 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Fulmar · Shag · Common Gull · Snipe · Meadow Pipit +41
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- PuffinFratercula arctica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GannetMorus bassanus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Cat's-ear · Tufted Vetch · Greater Plantain · Water Forget-me-not · Meadow Vetchling +29
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
508 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Fulmar · Shag · Common Gull · Snipe · Meadow Pipit +41
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- PuffinFratercula arctica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GannetMorus bassanus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Cat's-ear · Tufted Vetch · Greater Plantain · Water Forget-me-not · Meadow Vetchling +29
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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