Round barrow on the summit of Cotley Hill
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.18831, -2.11578
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Scabious Mining Bee +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Pointed Spear-moss +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10 m▾
Named routeLength 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route917 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
27,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hill Cuckoo Bee · Platystomos albinus · Polydrusus formosus · Juniper Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +12
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
- Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pineappleweed · Common Gromwell
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hill Cuckoo Bee · Platystomos albinus · Polydrusus formosus · Juniper Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +12
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
- Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pineappleweed · Common Gromwell
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2025
Vulpes vulpes2025
Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaLarge Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfianaLarge Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfianaWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalisRosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantagineaRosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantagineaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusLegnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusEvents & activities nearby
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