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Highley Hill bowl barrow

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.02442, -0.12769

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Dandelion +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Scentless Mayweed, Black-bindweed +180 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Scentless Mayweed, Black-bindweed +180 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 12Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route330 m
Named routeRef 12Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 12Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 12Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route869 m
Named routeRef 12Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highley Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Well GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park4.9 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site2.6 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site2.6 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site2.9 km→✦Moated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellHistoric site4.1 km→

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