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Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery

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📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.93388, -4.31744

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sneezewort, Compact Rush, Sweet Vernal-grass +149 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sneezewort, Compact Rush, Sweet Vernal-grass +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Rowan +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds; Birds — Jay, Kestrel, Grasshopper Warbler · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Straight road south across Common Moor

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Straight road south across Common Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Thornhillhead Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Stephen's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemeteryHistoric site600 m→

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