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Prehistoric cairn cemetery and field system on Shipman Head Down and Great Bottom, Bryher

18 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

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49.95874, -6.35512

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Stonechat +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Stonechat +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Non-biting midges, Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis, Rose Chafer +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Forked Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Forked Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife to spot

28,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2025

Grey Heron · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Redwing · Robin +61

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GannetMorus bassanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
WryneckJynx torquilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SanderlingCalidris alba
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common GullLarus canus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2025

Grey Heron · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Redwing · Robin +61

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GannetMorus bassanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
WryneckJynx torquilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SanderlingCalidris alba
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common GullLarus canus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Tresco Abbey GardensUrban park2 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦TRESCOHistoric site2.1 km→✦Prehistoric linear boundary and cairns south west of The Bar, BryherHistoric site600 m→✦St Nicholas' Priory, TrescoHistoric site2.2 km→✦Prehistoric chambered cairn 60m north of Knackyboy Carn, St Martin'sHistoric site4.6 km→

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