Square and circular barrows 260m south east of Parsonage Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.88166, 0.36287
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Creeping Buttercup, Ivy +83 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bigods Lanebridleway · 827 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 827 mPath type: service
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Entrance to Great Dunmow Town Council Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
12,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,546 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Skylark +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects48 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dryope flaveola · Jersey Tiger · Neomyia cornicina · Phaonia tuguriorum · Oenopia conglobata +43
- Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Oenopia conglobataOenopia conglobata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,546 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Skylark +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects48 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dryope flaveola · Jersey Tiger · Neomyia cornicina · Phaonia tuguriorum · Oenopia conglobata +43
- Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Oenopia conglobataOenopia conglobata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Macronychia doliniMacronychia dolini2025Macronychia doliniMacronychia dolini2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2025Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2025Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2025Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2024Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2024Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2024Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2024Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2024Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2024Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2024Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2024Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2024Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2024Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2024Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2024Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2024Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2024Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2024Egle ciliataEgle ciliata2024Egle ciliataEgle ciliata2024Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2024Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2024Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis2024Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus2024Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus2024Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Delia platuraDelia platura2023Delia platuraDelia platura2023Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2023Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2023Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2023Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2023Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes2023Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023