Five bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath 0 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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52.04457, -0.04624
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
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Common Fragrant-orchid, Rosebay Willowherb +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Common Fragrant-orchid, Rosebay Willowherb +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 209 m ▾
Named route Length 209 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 356 m ▾
Named route Length 356 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Length 23 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Length 109 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Length 250 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
42,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,736 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Fallow Deer
Orchid Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Banded General · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Banded General Stratiomys potamida Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Common Toadflax · Wild Candytuft · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia +3
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Wild Candytuft Iberis amara Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Sanicle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,736 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Fallow Deer
Orchid Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Banded General · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Banded General Stratiomys potamida Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Common Toadflax · Wild Candytuft · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia +3
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Wild Candytuft Iberis amara Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Sanicle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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