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Butterbump round barrow cemetery

5 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.22730, 0.23431

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bembidion biguttatum, Hairy Spider Weevil, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +95 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Bembidion biguttatum, Hairy Spider Weevil, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +95 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Vervain, Opposite-leaved Pondweed +10 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Vervain, Opposite-leaved Pondweed +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Route C3Cycling route

Wainfleet to Alford

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Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

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Route C7Cycling route

Alford to Mablethorpe

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Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumuli field, Butterbump Bridge and Cumberworth Ings to Cumberworth: aerial 2017

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumuli field, Butterbump Bridge and Cumberworth Ings to Cumberworth: aerial 2017

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WILLOUGHBY BRANCH LINENature reserve2.3 km→✦Dam Close Roman Camp (site of)Historic site2.4 km→⛪Willoughby Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🐄Radcliffe Donkey SanctuaryVisitor farm4.3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🪦BirdsongCemetery1.4 km→

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