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Bole Hill bowl barrow

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📷 Dave.Dunford · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.20610, -1.72769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Dipper, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Dipper, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mountain Pansy, Crosswort, Meadow Saxifrage +112 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mountain Pansy, Crosswort, Meadow Saxifrage +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Hawthorn, Elder +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trueblue Lanepublic footpath · 335 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 335 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route476 m
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m
Named routeRef 680Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bole Hill bowl barrow

📷 Dave.Dunford · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site2.2 km→✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site3.5 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Riverside GardenUrban park3.8 km→

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