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Little Painley Bowl Barrow

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.94690, -2.26284

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2022; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mycosphaerella rhododendri, Laurel Speckle · last seen 2022; Fungi — Mycosphaerella rhododendri, Laurel Speckle · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Field Forget-me-not +6 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Field Forget-me-not +6 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hay-making at the eastern edge of Gisburne Park

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hay-making at the eastern edge of Gisburne Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GISBURNE PARKHistoric site800 m→✦Stock medieval settlement and part of its associated medieval open field systemHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Castle HaughHistoric site700 m→✦Castle Haugh Ringwork, NewsholmeHistoric site700 m→

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