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Fox Low bowl barrow

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📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.23812, -1.90064

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Frog Orchid, Cuckooflower +143 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Frog Orchid, Cuckooflower +143 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Ramsons, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Buxton Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fox Low, at Harpur Hill, Buxton

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fox Low, at Harpur Hill, Buxton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park2.4 km→🏞️BUXTON AND POOLE'S CAVERNCountry park2 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park2.4 km→✦PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTONHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Ashwood ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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