Prehistoric linear boundary in Dalby Forest, known as Dargate Dikes
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.30967, -0.62591
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Tufted Hair-grass, Herb-Robert +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Red 20bridleway · 483 m▾
Fire road.
Public pathbridlewayLength 483 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,370 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Coal Tit · Kingfisher · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Pine Marten
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Mottled Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Cross-leaved Heath · Wood-sorrel · Bramble · Herb-Robert · Wild Angelica +70
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,370 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Coal Tit · Kingfisher · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Pine Marten
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Mottled Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Cross-leaved Heath · Wood-sorrel · Bramble · Herb-Robert · Wild Angelica +70
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
