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Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle Moor

5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
✦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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Starling
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Birds — Mute Swan, Starling, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Helophilus pendulus, 24-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Helophilus pendulus, 24-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Coombes's Drovepublic footpath · 1.1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: track

Green Drovepublic footpath · 654 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 654 mPath type: service

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bittern TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link from Route 3 to the Bittern TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Starling · Grey Heron · Kestrel +50

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus

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Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Pedunculate Oak

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Starling · Grey Heron · Kestrel +50

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Pedunculate Oak

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Blackford Manor House MoatHistoric site3.8 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Edward's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Philip and St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station FarmHistoric site1.8 km→⛪Church of the Holy CrossReligious grounds3.7 km→

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