Two bowl barrows 500m north-east of Stancombe Farm 0 ha
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51.54041, -1.48645
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sheepdrove Road byway open to all traffic · 856 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 856 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellowhammer · Corn Bunting · Song Thrush · Kestrel · Chaffinch +42
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Harvest Mouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellowhammer · Corn Bunting · Song Thrush · Kestrel · Chaffinch +42
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Harvest Mouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Red-tailed Mason Bee Osmia bicolor2024
Red-tailed Mason Bee Osmia bicolor2024
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2024
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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