Two round barrows on West Anstey Common
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.04998, -3.63526
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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 Meadow Pipit and Linnet
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Linnet
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Stonechat +58 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Stonechat +58 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Usnea articulata, Lepraria incana s. lat., Lepra amara +41 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Notch-horned Cleg, Slender-footed Robberfly, Hylemya vagans +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Tormentil, Purple Moor-grass +169 more · last seen 2020
Free
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
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
West Anstey Barrows on the common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Linnet · Stonechat · Reed Bunting · Chiffchaff +37
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Otter
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Green Tiger Beetle · Hylemya vagans · Pterostichus niger · Agonum fuliginosum · Paradromius linearis +21
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Linnet · Stonechat · Reed Bunting · Chiffchaff +37
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Otter
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Green Tiger Beetle · Hylemya vagans · Pterostichus niger · Agonum fuliginosum · Paradromius linearis +21
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius
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