Bowl barrow 350m south-west of Merryton Low
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.14325, -1.94165
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Kestrel
- ✦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 — Red Grouse (scotica), Kestrel, Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Mole, Brown Hare, Field Vole +12 more · last seen 2024; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bog Moss, Wild Angelica, Heather +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Crabapple TrailWalking route▾
Churnet TrailWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 549Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Curlew · Carrion Crow · Red Grouse (scotica) · Kestrel · Pheasant +31
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytesTroglodytes troglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🦌Mammals11 species
summerwinter
2024▾
Mole · Red Fox · Field Vole · Stoat · Brown Hare +6
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Germander Speedwell · Great Willowherb · Creeping Soft-grass · Rowan · Carnation Sedge +81
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Curlew · Carrion Crow · Red Grouse (scotica) · Kestrel · Pheasant +31
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytesTroglodytes troglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🦌Mammals11 species
summerwinter
2024▾
Mole · Red Fox · Field Vole · Stoat · Brown Hare +6
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Germander Speedwell · Great Willowherb · Creeping Soft-grass · Rowan · Carnation Sedge +81
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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