Thompson's Rigg cairnfield, including a platform cairn, round burial cairns, hollow ways, a standing stone, associated round barrows and a ring cairn
48 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
54.32082, -0.64789
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Sericomyia silentis, 7-spot Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Cock's-foot +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
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1 public path nearby
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Photos
Robbed out burial cairn, Thompson's Rigg
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Wildlife to spot
2,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Jay · Chiffchaff +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
Badger
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Tiger Beetle · Mottled Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Field Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head +9
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Cross-leaved Heath · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Creeping Bent · Tufted Hair-grass · Rowan +71
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,309 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Jay · Chiffchaff +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
Badger
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Tiger Beetle · Mottled Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Field Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head +9
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Cross-leaved Heath · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Creeping Bent · Tufted Hair-grass · Rowan +71
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner
Heterarthrus fiora2024
Heterarthrus fiora2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea2024Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2024Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Marsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataDwarf CornelCornus suecicaDwarf CornelCornus suecicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMale-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024