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Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump

0 ha

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.60237, -2.28620

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Black Redstart +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Black Redstart +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Honey Fungus, King Alfred's Cakes +35 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Honey Fungus, King Alfred's Cakes +35 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road junction at Nan Tow's Tump from A46

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road junction at Nan Tow's Tump from A46

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWARK PARKHistoric site4.2 km→✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEYHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Lasborough ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Arild's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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