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The Folly platform cairn

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📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.34267, -1.74884

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Meadowsweet, Rough Hawkbit +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Wild Marjoram, Meadowsweet +172 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Wild Marjoram, Meadowsweet +172 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Eccles Lanepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

It's all downhill from here

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

It's all downhill from here

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field3.6 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and two bowl barrows on Mam TorHistoric site4.1 km→✦Mam Tor HillfortHistoric site4.1 km→

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