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Two bowl barrows 180m south west of Hampson Cottage

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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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Bow Garden Centre — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Bow Garden Centre — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Great Tit +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Great Tit +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Ermine +170 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Ermine +170 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Soft Shield-fern, Hairy Bitter-cress +146 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Soft Shield-fern, Hairy Bitter-cress +146 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Hazel, Barren Strawberry +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

spring

2025

Swift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Lapwing +15

SwiftApus apus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
Great TitParus major2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018

🦌

Mammals15 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2024

Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +7

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017

🌿

Plants103 species

summer

2024

Bluebell · Perennial Sow-thistle · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crosswort +98

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
PignutConopodium majus2019
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
English ElmUlmus procera2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Dog-roseRosa canina2019
Common OracheAtriplex patula2019
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016
Wild OnionAllium vineale2016
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

spring

2025

Swift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Lapwing +15

SwiftApus apus2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
Great TitParus major2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018

🦌

Mammals15 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Whiskered Bat +10

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2024

Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +7

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017

🌿

Plants103 species

summer

2024

Bluebell · Perennial Sow-thistle · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crosswort +98

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
PignutConopodium majus2019
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
English ElmUlmus procera2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Dog-roseRosa canina2019
Common OracheAtriplex patula2019
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016
Wild OnionAllium vineale2016
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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