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Ribden Low bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.02717, -1.88771

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Redstart +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Redstart +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Chimney Sweep, Latticed Heath, Silver Y +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chimney Sweep, Latticed Heath, Silver Y +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Common Twayblade, Hogweed +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Common Twayblade, Hogweed +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Ground-elder, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hamps WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmLocal walking route
Manifold Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 549Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath To Ribden

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath To Ribden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site4.7 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park4.3 km→🌱The GardensUrban park4.5 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.5 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park4.6 km→🦉HOFTEN''S CROFT MEADOWSNature reserve500 m→

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