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Symonds Hall long barrow

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
✦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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Greylag Goose +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Greylag Goose +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km

Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 45Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route554 m

Named routeRef 45Length 554 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route583 m

Named routeRef 45Length 583 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024

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Insects13 species

summer

2024

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +8

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas

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Plants31 species

springsummer

2024

Wall Whitlowgrass · Hoary Plantain · Pineappleweed · Meadow Crane's-bill · Upright Brome +26

Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Goat WillowSalix caprea
daffodilsNarcissus
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2024

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +8

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas

🌿

Plants31 species

springsummer

2024

Wall Whitlowgrass · Hoary Plantain · Pineappleweed · Meadow Crane's-bill · Upright Brome +26

Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field PansyViola arvensis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Goat WillowSalix caprea
daffodilsNarcissus
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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