Bowl barrow 70m north-west of The Boxes 0 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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52.99205, -1.80527
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hornbeam, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hornbeam, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) Walking route 76 km ▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named route Length 76 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 582 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 582 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 520 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 520 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath near Calwich Home Farm
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Wildlife to spot
9,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Red Deer · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Himalayan Balsam · Hornbeam · Greater Plantain · Brooklime · Wild Teasel +14
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Greater Plantain Plantago major Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Red Deer · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Himalayan Balsam · Hornbeam · Greater Plantain · Brooklime · Wild Teasel +14
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Greater Plantain Plantago major Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis 