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Pillow mound 450m north west of Lasborough

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📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeHeritageBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.64788, -2.26540

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wall Whitlowgrass, Ramsons, Meadow Crane's-bill +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wall Whitlowgrass, Ramsons, Meadow Crane's-bill +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel +43

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024

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Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2024

Wall Whitlowgrass · Ramsons · Meadow Crane's-bill · Upright Brome · Hairy Bitter-cress +11

Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Hoary PlantainPlantago media

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel +43

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2024

Wall Whitlowgrass · Ramsons · Meadow Crane's-bill · Upright Brome · Hairy Bitter-cress +11

Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Hoary PlantainPlantago media

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pillow mound above the trees

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