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Bowl barrow in Foggy Lees Plantation

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📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.16895, -1.71879

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Wren, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Wall Lettuce, Lords-and-Ladies +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Wall Lettuce, Lords-and-Ladies +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Peak PilgrimageWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route109 m
Named routeRef 548Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route416 m
Named routeRef 548Length 416 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

"Live as if you'll die tomorrow"

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

"Live as if you'll die tomorrow"

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon HallHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane FarmHistoric site4.8 km→✦Magpie MineHistoric site4.9 km→✦Conksbury deserted medieval settlementHistoric site3 km→✦village crossHistoric site4.9 km→

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