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Bowl barrow 110m south-west of Threelows Cottages

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📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeHeritageBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.01436, -1.88943

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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
  • ✦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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Hogweed, Common Nettle +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Hogweed, Common Nettle +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hamps WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmLocal walking route
Manifold Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Friends of the Peak District Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Farley 19public footpath · 477 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 477 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Cotton 40public footpath · 288 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 288 mPath type: footway
Farley 47public footpath · 504 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 504 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumulus at Threelows

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus at Threelows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park2.8 km→🌱The GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Alton CastleHistoric site3.9 km→🦉HOFTEN''S CROFT MEADOWSNature reserve1.6 km→

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