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Bowl barrow 80m north-west of Oldwood

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.93911, -1.91565

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Owl, Blackbird · last seen 2023; Birds — Little Owl, Blackbird · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bulrush, Spindle, Nipplewort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bulrush, Spindle, Nipplewort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route151 m
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route911 m
Named routeLength 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route83 m
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route504 m
Named routeLength 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Toot Hill (marked by the twin trees on the skyline, centre of picture)

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Toot Hill (marked by the twin trees on the skyline, centre of picture)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Alton CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦Croxden AbbeyHistoric site2 km→✦Greatgate Whipping PostHistoric site2.1 km→✦Three Anglo-Scandinavian crosses in St Mary's and All Saints' churchyardHistoric site3 km→🌱Ornamental GardenUrban park3.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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