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'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows

1 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.11651, -3.81249

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Raven +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cranberry, Bog Asphodel, Field Wood-rush +67 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cranberry, Bog Asphodel, Field Wood-rush +67 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Argent & Sable +20 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Argent & Sable +20 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Hogweed +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west towards Five Barrows Hill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking west towards Five Barrows Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Four round barrows on Muxworthy RidgeHistoric site1 km→✦Round barrow on RoosthitchenHistoric site3.5 km→✦Roosthitchen CairnHistoric site3.5 km→✦Edgerley StoneHistoric site4.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the southHistoric site1.3 km→

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