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Bostern Grange bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.07741, -1.77540

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Wood Sage +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Wood Sage +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Wild Marjoram +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Glow-worm, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Glow-worm, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 15 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

30 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
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

A field for ponies near Bostern Grange Farm

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A field for ponies near Bostern Grange Farm

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Nearby places

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🏞️ILAM ESTATECountry park2.8 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site1.8 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site1.8 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3 km→✦Ilam CrossHistoric site3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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