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Cronkston Low Bowl Barrow

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.19376, -1.82656

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Salad Burnet Rust, Glue Crust +20 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Salad Burnet Rust, Glue Crust +20 more · last seen 2024

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Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Scabious, Common Knapweed, Harebell +166 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Scabious, Common Knapweed, Harebell +166 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Hemp-nettle, Raspberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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

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Cronkston Low

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦village crossHistoric site3.3 km→✦Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site2.5 km→✦Pilsbury CastleHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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