Four bowl barrows on Burrington Moor lying 210m south west of Burrington Moor Cross
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.92835, -3.98603
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Dunnock
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Dunnock
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Germander Speedwell, Foxglove +210 more · last seen 2012
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,674 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Dunnock · Robin · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +42
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- RobinErithacus rubecula2013
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2013
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2013
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2013
- MagpiePica pica2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2013
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2013
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- NuthatchSitta europaea2013
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- RookCorvus frugilegus2013
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2013
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
- Great TitParus major2013
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2013
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2013
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- SwiftApus apus2016
- Barn OwlTyto alba2016
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2013
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2013
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2013
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2013
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2015
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- BatChiroptera2015
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,674 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Dunnock · Robin · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +42
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- RobinErithacus rubecula2013
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2013
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2013
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2013
- MagpiePica pica2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2013
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2013
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- NuthatchSitta europaea2013
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2013
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2013
- RookCorvus frugilegus2013
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2013
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
- Great TitParus major2013
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2013
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2013
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- SwiftApus apus2016
- Barn OwlTyto alba2016
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2013
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2013
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2013
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2013
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +7
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2015
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- BatChiroptera2015
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereriNatterer's BatMyotis nattereriBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusNoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaHedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018StoatMustela erminea2014StoatMustela erminea2014Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2014Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2014Wall
Wall
Lasiommata megera2018
Lasiommata megera2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024HornetVespa crabro2018HornetVespa crabro2018Small Grass EmeraldChlorissa viridata2015Small Grass EmeraldChlorissa viridata2015Lead BelleScotopteryx mucronata2015Lead BelleScotopteryx mucronata2015Large WhitePieris brassicae2013Large WhitePieris brassicae2013Small WhitePieris rapae2013Small WhitePieris rapae2013Events & activities nearby
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