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Round cairn, 160m north east of Hosedon Linn

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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55.36825, -2.13094

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Rook
✦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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Rook
✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Rook, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Rook, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Pine Weevil, Syritta pipiens +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route106 m

Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Clennell Streetrestricted byway · 8.5 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 8.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

4,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2026

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Rook · Woodpigeon +55

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

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Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pine Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Syritta pipiens · Large Red Damselfly

Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2026

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Rook · Woodpigeon +55

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pine Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Syritta pipiens · Large Red Damselfly

Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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