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Marlpit Lane bowl barrow

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📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.98462, -1.83645

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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 Mallard and Mute Swan
  • ✦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

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Alder, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Alder, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marlpit Lane

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Denstone Hall Farm ShopVisitor farm2.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🌱The GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park3.8 km→

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