Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot 1 ha
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52.46695, -0.08398
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.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Bumblebee +196 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Bumblebee +196 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +21
Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +33
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +21
Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +33
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2024
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2024
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2023
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