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Rodknoll fancy barrow

0 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.22487, -1.54939

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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
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Wren +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Wren +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Blueish Veilwort +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Blueish Veilwort +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Heath, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Heath, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Bistort, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route9.6 km

Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Rodknoll Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rodknoll Lanepublic footpath · 243 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 243 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Loadshead Lanepublic footpath · 683 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 683 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 680Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rodknoll Farm from Loadshead Lane

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rodknoll Farm from Loadshead Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Linacre ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦CHATSWORTH HOUSEHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Chatsworth ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Chatsworth House GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Beeley Playing FieldUrban park4.3 km→✦Queen Mary's BowerHistoric site4.4 km→

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