The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows)
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon, Starling +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon, Starling +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Narrow Buckler-fern, Meadow Vetchling, Daisy +119 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Narrow Buckler-fern, Meadow Vetchling, Daisy +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Puccinia poarum, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Ascochyta caulina · last seen 2016; Fungi — Puccinia poarum, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Ascochyta caulina · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
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2019
2019
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2019
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2019
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2019
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2019
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2019
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2019
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2019
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2019
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2019
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2019
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2019
Osier Salix viminalis2019
Osier Salix viminalis2019
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2019
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2019
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2019
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2019
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2019
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2019
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2019
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2019
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2019
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis2019
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus2019
Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus Rhinanthus minor subsp. stenophyllus2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2019
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2019
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2019
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2019
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2019
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2019
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2019
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019
Blinks Montia fontana2019
Blinks Montia fontana2019
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2019
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2019
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2019
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2019
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2019
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2019
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2019
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2019
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2019
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2019
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2019
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2019
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2019
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2019
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2019
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2019
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2019
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2019
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2019
Timothy Phleum pratense2019
Timothy Phleum pratense2019
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2019
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2019
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2019
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2019
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2019
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2019
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2019
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2019
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2019
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2019
Star Sedge Carex echinata2019
Star Sedge Carex echinata2019
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis2019
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis2019
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia2019
Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia2019
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2019
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2019
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2019
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2019
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2019
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2019
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2019
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2019
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2019
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2019
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2019
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2019
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2019
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2019
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2019
Heather Calluna vulgaris2019
Heather Calluna vulgaris2019
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2019
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2019
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2019
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2019
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2019
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2019
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2019
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2019
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2019
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2019
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2019
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2019
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2019
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2019
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii2019
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii2019
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019
Escallonia Escallonia rubra var. macrantha2019
Escallonia Escallonia rubra var. macrantha2019
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2019
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2019
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2019
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2019
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe2019
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe2019
Early Pampas-grass Cortaderia richardii2019
Early Pampas-grass Cortaderia richardii2019
New Zealand Holly Olearia macrodonta2019
New Zealand Holly Olearia macrodonta2019
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2019
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2019
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2019
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2019
Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2019
Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2019
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2019
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2019
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2019
Cabbage-palm Cordyline australis2019
Cabbage-palm Cordyline australis2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2019
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2019
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2019
Wild-oat Avena fatua2019
Wild-oat Avena fatua2019
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2019
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2019
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis2019
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis2019
Red Campion Silene dioica2019
Red Campion Silene dioica2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
Chilean-iris Libertia formosa2019
Chilean-iris Libertia formosa2019
Viola tricolor subsp. tricolor Viola tricolor subsp. tricolor2019
Viola tricolor subsp. tricolor Viola tricolor subsp. tricolor2019
Common Couch Elymus repens2019
Common Couch Elymus repens2019
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2019
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2019
Intermediate Water-Starwort Callitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2019
Intermediate Water-Starwort Callitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax2019
New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax2019
Balm-of-Gilead Populus balsamifera x deltoides = P. x jackii2019
Balm-of-Gilead Populus balsamifera x deltoides = P. x jackii2019
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2019
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2019
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2019
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2019
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2019
Odontites vernus subsp. vernus Odontites vernus subsp. vernus2019
Odontites vernus subsp. vernus Odontites vernus subsp. vernus2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2019
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2019
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2019
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2019
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2019
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2019
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Goat Willow Salix caprea2019
Goat Willow Salix caprea2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2019
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2019
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2019
Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. nigriceps Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. nigriceps2019
Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. nigriceps Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. nigriceps2019
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2019
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana2019
Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana2019
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2019
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2019
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2019
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2019
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2019
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2019
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2019
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2019
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Northern Knotgrass Polygonum boreale2019
Northern Knotgrass Polygonum boreale2019
Rhubarb Rheum x rhabarbarum2019
Rhubarb Rheum x rhabarbarum2019
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2019
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2019
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2019
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2019
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2019
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2019
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2019
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2019
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2019
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2019
Eared Willow Salix aurita2019
Eared Willow Salix aurita2019
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2019
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2019
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2019
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2019
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2019
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2019
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2019
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2019
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2019
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2019
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2019
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2019
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2019
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2019
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2019
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2019
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2019
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2019
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2019
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2019
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2019
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019
Primrose Primula vulgaris2019
Primrose Primula vulgaris2019
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2019
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