Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor Farm
9 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
54.25876, -0.69433
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +188 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid, Big Shaggy-moss, Fairy Flax +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dalby Forest Drivepublic footpath · 868 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 868 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dalby Forest Drivepublic footpath · 562 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 562 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dalby Forest Drivepublic footpath · 610 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 610 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
17,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Tawny Owl +21
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Mole
Glow-worm · Tortoise Bug · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +81
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Wild Strawberry · Hogweed · Foxglove · Marsh Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid +25
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
- Enchanter's-nightshade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Tawny Owl +21
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Mole
Glow-worm · Tortoise Bug · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +81
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Wild Strawberry · Hogweed · Foxglove · Marsh Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid +25
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
- Enchanter's-nightshade
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Xylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaMeiosimyza decipiensMeiosimyza decipiensMeiosimyza decipiensMeiosimyza decipiensDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimanaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaMeiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza roridaOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationisEllipteroides lateralisEllipteroides lateralisEllipteroides lateralisEllipteroides lateralisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusHerina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiaeHerina frondescentiaeDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatusOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiOpomyza petreiEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaAustrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochraceaBright HorseflyHybomitra distinguendaBright HorseflyHybomitra distinguendaXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumDorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrniiDorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrniiLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraLispocephala erythroceraBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaCoenosia infantulaSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensForget-me-not SawflyBirka cinereipesForget-me-not SawflyBirka cinereipesMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephalaBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiBergmann’s Willow NematineEuura bergmanniBergmann’s Willow NematineEuura bergmanniEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumSybistroma obscurellumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusPhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusXanthochlorus galbanusBronze FusehornArge ustulataBronze FusehornArge ustulataSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisWhite-spotted Leaf-gallerEuura leucostictaWhite-spotted Leaf-gallerEuura leucostictaDolichopus popularisDolichopus popularisDolichopus popularisDolichopus popularisCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataDelicate SoldierOxycera nigricornisDelicate SoldierOxycera nigricornisEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaBridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmaniiBridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmaniiTipula fascipennisTipula fascipennisTipula fascipennisTipula fascipennisHidden Grass NematineEuura obductaHidden Grass NematineEuura obductaMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumHelina depunctaHelina depunctaHelina depunctaHelina depunctaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusVespine SawflyTenthredo vespaVespine SawflyTenthredo vespaRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCircaea lutetiana
Circaea lutetiana
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaNarrow-leaved Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza traunsteinerioidesNarrow-leaved Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza traunsteinerioidesQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamara