Round barrows and two standing stones near Withycombe Ridge Water
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.18818, -3.73743
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Whinchat
- ✦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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Whinchat
- ✦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 — Dipper, Whinchat, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Dipper, Whinchat, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Parmeliella parvula, Porpidia tuberculosa +16 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Twayblade, Lady-fern, Bell Heather +181 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Countisbury circular walk via Winston's PathWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef WACLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Countisbury figure of eight walkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route10.7 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Chaffinch · Redstart · Robin · Spotted Flycatcher +46
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Otter · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Oil-beetle · River Skater · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Carabus arvensis +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- River SkaterAquarius najas
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Lesser Twayblade · Common Yellow-sedge · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bulbous Rush · Heath Wood-rush +44
- Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Lousewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Chaffinch · Redstart · Robin · Spotted Flycatcher +46
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Otter · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Oil-beetle · River Skater · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Carabus arvensis +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- River SkaterAquarius najas
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
Lesser Twayblade · Common Yellow-sedge · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bulbous Rush · Heath Wood-rush +44
- Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Lousewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pedicularis sylvatica
Pedicularis sylvatica
Hard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaEvents & activities nearby
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