Two bowl barrows on Stand Low
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Getting here
53.05455, -1.68324
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Pheasant +29 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Pheasant +29 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Syntrichia montana var. montana, Flat Neckera +64 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (up'ards)Walking route▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,626 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,626 records · NBN AtlasSwift · Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin · Jackdaw
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Large White
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Syntrichia montana var. montana · Flat Neckera · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Blackthorn
+62 more speciesHide species list
All 67 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2015
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2015
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2015
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,626 records · NBN AtlasSwift · Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin · Jackdaw
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Large White
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Syntrichia montana var. montana · Flat Neckera · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Blackthorn
+62 more speciesHide species list
All 67 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2015
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2015
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2015
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2019
Pararge aegeria2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2018Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2018Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusCommon WaspVespula vulgaris2022Common WaspVespula vulgaris2022Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum20172022
2022
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2015Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2015Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2015Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2015Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2015Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2015Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2015Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2015Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2015Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2015Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2015Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2015Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Teesdale Feather-mossRhynchostegiella teneriffae2015Teesdale Feather-mossRhynchostegiella teneriffae2015Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2015Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2015Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2015Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2015Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2015Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2015Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2015Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2015Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2015Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2015Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2015Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2015DewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020ButterburPetasites hybridus2019ButterburPetasites hybridus2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2015Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2015Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2015Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2015Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2015Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2015Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2015Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2015Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2015Events & activities nearby
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