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Nettly Knowe bowl barrow

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.10201, -1.77408

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Robin
  • ✦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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Raven, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Male-fern, Germander Speedwell +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 922 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 922 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 773 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 773 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Tissington Trail at Nettly Knowe

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Tissington Trail at Nettly Knowe

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✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site2 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site2 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm2.2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→