Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge
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51.07719, -3.70868
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +166 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Carabus problematicus +11 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Pheasant · Willow Warbler · Robin +14
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Carabus problematicus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown +4
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Sweet Vernal-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Carnation Sedge · Bog Asphodel · Creeping Forget-me-not +110
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017
- Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017
- Star Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Pheasant · Willow Warbler · Robin +14
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Carabus problematicus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown +4
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Sweet Vernal-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Carnation Sedge · Bog Asphodel · Creeping Forget-me-not +110
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2017
- Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017
- Star Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017Carex echinata2017
Carex echinata2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017Mat-grassNardus stricta2017Mat-grassNardus stricta2017Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2017Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2017Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2017Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2017Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2017Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2017Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Water-purslaneLythrum portula2017Water-purslaneLythrum portula2017Beautiful-leaved DandelionTaraxacum pulchrifoliumBeautiful-leaved DandelionTaraxacum pulchrifoliumHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica2020English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica2020Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2019Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Various-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche platycarpa2019Various-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche platycarpa2019Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019Dark-bracted DandelionTaraxacum subbracteatum2018Dark-bracted DandelionTaraxacum subbracteatum2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2017Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus2017Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2017Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2017Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2017Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2017Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2017Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2017Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2017Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2017Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Water MintMentha aquatica2017Water MintMentha aquatica2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2017Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2017Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2017DandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2017Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Viola palustris subsp. palustrisViola palustris subsp. palustris2017Viola palustris subsp. palustrisViola palustris subsp. palustris2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2017Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2017Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2017Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Common SedgeCarex nigra2017Common SedgeCarex nigra2017Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2017Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2017Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2017Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2017BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2017Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2017Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017Dahlstedt's DandelionTaraxacum stenoglossum2017Dahlstedt's DandelionTaraxacum stenoglossum2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017Events & activities nearby
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