Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.18006, -2.06503
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ragged-Robin, Primrose, Common Spotted-orchid +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.1 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 12.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Reservoir near Upton Great Barrow
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Robin · Wren · Pheasant +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Stoat +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Woolly Apple Aphid +14
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +13
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Robin · Wren · Pheasant +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Stoat +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Woolly Apple Aphid +14
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +13
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beech Feather-moss
Beech Feather-moss
Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusCommon GromwellLithospermum officinaleCommon GromwellLithospermum officinalePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Events & activities nearby
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