Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom 11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Getting here
50.81111, -2.36814
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Earthworks scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch ✦ 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
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
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Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Wren · Yellowhammer · Spotted Flycatcher · Corn Bunting +25
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Meadow Grasshopper +7
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Autumn Hawkbit · Creeping Buttercup +63
Dandelion Taraxacum Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Wren · Yellowhammer · Spotted Flycatcher · Corn Bunting +25
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Meadow Grasshopper +7
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Autumn Hawkbit · Creeping Buttercup +63
Dandelion Taraxacum Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agrypnus murinus
Agrypnus murinus
Agrypnus murinus
Agrypnus murinus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Common Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus 