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Brushfield Hough bowl barrow

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📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.23528, -1.74992

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Bulrush +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +148 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Toothwort, Meadow Saxifrage +183 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Toothwort, Meadow Saxifrage +183 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route116 m
Named routeRef 68Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Path by the River Wye

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path by the River Wye

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site3 km→✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site3.2 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park3.5 km→✦Magpie MineHistoric site2.8 km→

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