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Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor

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📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.92773, -4.46904

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Greenfinch
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Wild Angelica, Soft-rush +191 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Wild Angelica, Soft-rush +191 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Hawthorn, Hazel +18 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 10: Hartland Quay to Bude)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View north from Woolley Moor

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View north from Woolley Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bowl barrow 70m north east of KillarneyHistoric site1.7 km→✦Group of four round barrows E of BottaboroughHistoric site3.2 km→✦Three bowl barrows 700m east of Taylor's CrossHistoric site4.6 km→🦉MEDDON GREENNature reserve1.2 km→⛪Morwenstow Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Bursdon Moor, 270m north west of Summerville CrossHistoric site2.9 km→

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