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Bowl barrow on Longstone Moor

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📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.25633, -1.71840

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Herb-Robert, Lords-and-Ladies +157 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Herb-Robert, Lords-and-Ladies +157 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Hogweed, Water Mint +28 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route476 m
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m
Named routeRef 680Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 681 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 681 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Chertpit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 716 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 716 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cairn on Longstone Moor

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn on Longstone Moor

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Useful places within 5 km

✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park3.6 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone MoorHistoric site700 m→

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