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Bowl barrow, known as Grinnel Hill, 260m SSE of Lodge Cottage

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📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.07428, 0.00494

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blackcap +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blackcap +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route209 m
Named routeLength 209 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route356 m
Named routeLength 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route23 m
Named routeLength 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route109 m
Named routeLength 109 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
London Waybyway open to all traffic · 931 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 931 mSurface mudPath type: track
Bury Lanebridleway · 667 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 667 mSurface groundPath type: track
London Waybyway open to all traffic · 221 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 221 mSurface mudPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long Barrow, Melbourn

📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Long Barrow, Melbourn

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