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Four bowl barrows on Bursdon Moor, 270m north west of Summerville Cross

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📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.95348, -4.46646

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Stonechat +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Stonechat +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Purple Moor-grass, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +245 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Soft-rush, Purple Moor-grass, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +245 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Bramble, Ground-elder +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 10: Hartland Quay to Bude)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bursdon Moor at Summerville Cross

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bursdon Moor at Summerville Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bowl barrow 70m north east of KillarneyHistoric site4.6 km→🦉MEDDON GREENNature reserve2.4 km→✦Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher WelsfordHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 300m south east of GorvinHistoric site2.4 km→✦St Clare's Well, PhilhamHistoric site2.7 km→✦Two round barrows on Shortstone MoorHistoric site2.9 km→

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Welsford Moor

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