Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage 1 ha
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Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.35836, -2.39377
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.
Archaeological site 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +117 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw, Turkish Sage +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw, Turkish Sage +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Middle Wood Lane byway open to all traffic · 224 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 224 m Surface ground Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Photos Byway south of Englishcombe
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Wildlife to spot
32,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Fox-and-cubs · Bracken · Aspen +3
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Fox-and-cubs · Bracken · Aspen +3
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
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