Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common
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Getting here
51.09815, -3.68957
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +75 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +75 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath +43 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage +75 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Earthball, Geranium Brittlegill, Amanita Wridog +6 more · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,017 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wheatear +26
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Red Fox · Red Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Tachina grossa · Common Green Grasshopper · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +6
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Tachina grossaTachina grossa2020
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Montbretia · Japanese Knotweed · Reed Canary-grass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +100
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,017 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wheatear +26
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Red Fox · Red Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Tachina grossa · Common Green Grasshopper · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +6
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Tachina grossaTachina grossa2020
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Montbretia · Japanese Knotweed · Reed Canary-grass · Marsh-marigold · Red Campion +100
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trixa conspersa
Trixa conspersa
Trixa conspersa
Trixa conspersa
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Sheep's Sorrel
Sheep's Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisViola palustris subsp. palustrisViola palustris subsp. palustrisViola palustris subsp. palustrisViola palustris subsp. palustrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumIvy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederaceaIvy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederaceaAlternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorumAlternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataLarge Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum subhamatum2021Large Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum subhamatum2021Events & activities nearby
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