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Hollins Hill bowl barrow

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📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.20824, -1.91102

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dead Moll's Fingers, Coral Spot, Sycamore Tarspot +150 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Dead Moll's Fingers, Coral Spot, Sycamore Tarspot +150 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Lady's Bedstraw, Meadow Crane's-bill +159 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Lady's Bedstraw, Meadow Crane's-bill +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Nettle +28 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 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
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumulus on the Summit of Hollins Hill, Hollinsclough

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus on the Summit of Hollins Hill, Hollinsclough

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️BUXTON AND POOLE'S CAVERNCountry park4.5 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉FERNEYDALE GRASSLANDNature reserve3.7 km→

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