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Bassett Wood bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Eamon Curry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.05704, -1.73632

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site with public access

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 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 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
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 963 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 963 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bassett Wood Farm between Fenny Bentley and Tissington, Derbyshire

📷 Eamon Curry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bassett Wood Farm between Fenny Bentley and Tissington, Derbyshire

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