The Bridestones Neolithic chambered long cairn.
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.15676, -2.14215
Open directionsv
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 Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Brown Long-eared Bat, Grey Squirrel, Mole +16 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 573Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Raven · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Birch Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Emperor Dragonfly · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis livida +7
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Parsley-leaved Bramble · Guelder-rose · Bracken · Garlic Mustard · Heather
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Raven · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Birch Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Emperor Dragonfly · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis livida +7
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Parsley-leaved Bramble · Guelder-rose · Bracken · Garlic Mustard · Heather
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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