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Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Greylag Goose, Fulmar +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Greylag Goose, Fulmar +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow-rattle, White Clover, Red Clover +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-rattle, White Clover, Red Clover +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +24 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Great Yellow Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +24 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Puccinia pseudosphaeria · last seen 2022; Fungi — Puccinia pseudosphaeria · last seen 2022

Varies

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

summer

2025

Curlew · Greylag Goose · Fulmar · Lapwing · Redshank +76

CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
GannetMorus bassanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RazorbillAlca torda
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
WigeonMareca penelope
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
TealAnas crecca2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2022
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
Common TernSterna hirundo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2021
KnotCalidris canutus2019
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria2019
BuzzardButeo buteo2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Otter · Minke Whale

OtterLutra lutra2022
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

summerautumn

2022

Small Garden Bumblebee · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +22

Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Garden TigerArctia caja2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Agromyza nanaAgromyza nana
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2021
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2018
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2018
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2018
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2018
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2022

Puccinia pseudosphaeria

Puccinia pseudosphaeriaPuccinia pseudosphaeria

🌿

Plants32 species

summer

2025

Yellow-rattle · White Clover · Red Clover · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Vetchling +27

Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2018
KnapweedCentaurea2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
ThistleCirsium2018
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2018
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping WillowSalix repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2018
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018
BladderwortUtricularia australis2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

summer

2025

Curlew · Greylag Goose · Fulmar · Lapwing · Redshank +76

CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
GannetMorus bassanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
EiderSomateria mollissima
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RazorbillAlca torda
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
WigeonMareca penelope
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
TealAnas crecca2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2022
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
Common TernSterna hirundo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2021
KnotCalidris canutus2019
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria2019
BuzzardButeo buteo2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Otter · Minke Whale

OtterLutra lutra2022
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

summerautumn

2022

Small Garden Bumblebee · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +22

Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Garden TigerArctia caja2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Agromyza nanaAgromyza nana
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2021
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2018
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2018
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2018
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2018
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2018
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2022

Puccinia pseudosphaeria

Puccinia pseudosphaeriaPuccinia pseudosphaeria

🌿

Plants32 species

summer

2025

Yellow-rattle · White Clover · Red Clover · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Vetchling +27

Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2018
KnapweedCentaurea2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
ThistleCirsium2018
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2018
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping WillowSalix repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2018
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018
BladderwortUtricularia australis2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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