Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House 0 ha
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50.77061, -1.97463
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Linnet, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Linnet, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Two-horned Pincerwort +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Two-horned Pincerwort +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston Lacy Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at the Beech Avenue and Droves, Kingston Lacy Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Follows mostly grassed tracks.
Named route Length 3.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Canford Heath Quiet Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map University to Alderney Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C8 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Bourne Valley Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Francis Avenue to Broadstone Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wheelers Lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BR24 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,641 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Cormorant +30
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meliscaeva auricollis Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Ulota crispa s.str. · Bruch's Pincushion · Aloe Haircap +4
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Ulota crispula Ulota crispula Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Creeping Fingerwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Cormorant +30
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Meliscaeva auricollis Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Ulota crispa s.str. · Bruch's Pincushion · Aloe Haircap +4
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Ulota crispula Ulota crispula Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Creeping Fingerwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Heath Bee-fly Bombylius minor
Heath Bee-fly Bombylius minor
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta Lepidozia reptans
Lepidozia reptans
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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