Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.16802, -1.76224
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- ✦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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- ✦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 — Raven, Peregrine, Swallow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Swallow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Scabious, Harebell, Hogweed +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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 PilgrimageWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
3 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
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Raven · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
🌿Plants83 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Ragwort · Dandelion · Oxeye Daisy +78
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Raven · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
🌿Plants83 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Ragwort · Dandelion · Oxeye Daisy +78
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bramble
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaShasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbumShasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annua