A chambered tomb and two bowl barrows on Minning Low
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Getting here
53.11241, -1.68869
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Cock's-foot, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Roystone Grange TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 548National 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
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
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Minninglow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 779 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 779 mSurface gravelPath type: track
High Peak Trailbridleway · 118 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Photos
Minninglow Neolithic Chambered Tombs & Bronze Age Round Barrow
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Wildlife to spot
9,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Harebell · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · False Oat-grass · Festuca rubra +55
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Harebell · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · False Oat-grass · Festuca rubra +55
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMusk ThistleCarduus nutansMusk ThistleCarduus nutansMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseIntermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochloraIntermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochloraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea