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Site of Bowl Barrow

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Pheasant, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Pheasant, Yellowhammer +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sidera vulgaris, Blackening Waxcap, White Spindles +39 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Sidera vulgaris, Blackening Waxcap, White Spindles +39 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Yellow Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +53 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Yellow Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +53 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Walk in Stanley Spencer's Footsteps around Burghclere, SandhamWalking route4 km

A gentle circular through places that painter Stanley Spencer lived, loved & was inspired by during his years in Burghclere, creating his First World War themed masterpiece – Sandham Memorial Chapel. Kissing gate & sloped terrain - shortcut available.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weather over downland near Ladle Hill, Hampshire

Weather over downland near Ladle Hill, Hampshire

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