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Long Barrow

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.32146, -0.05784

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Welsh Poppy, Nipplewort, White Clover +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Welsh Poppy, Nipplewort, White Clover +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long Barrow opposite the road fork to Tathwell off the A153

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Long Barrow opposite the road fork to Tathwell off the A153

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hubbards HillsUrban park4.6 km→⛳Louth Golf ClubGolf course4.9 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure, S of villageHistoric site4.5 km→✦Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New LaneHistoric site0 m→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Vedast's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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