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Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Walk Farm

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📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.01609, -1.86104

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Chimney Sweep, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Wood Anemone, Sycamore +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Wood Anemone, Sycamore +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Beech, Elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 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
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Solitary Hawthorn Tree on the Weaver Hills

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Solitary Hawthorn Tree on the Weaver Hills

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Nearby places

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✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park3.7 km→🌱The GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park4 km→✦Alton CastleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Thorswood MinesHistoric site1.8 km→

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