Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, south
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.99588, -1.73198
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Valerian, Lesser Celandine +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (up'ards)Walking route▾
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route▾
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Tinker's Inn near Ashbourne
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Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Coal Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +9
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Otter
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Dock Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Black Clock · Notiophilus biguttatus · Nebria salina +4
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
- Nebria salinaNebria salina2025
- Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
Creeping Buttercup · Bramble · Alder · Hawthorn · Dandelion +76
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Coal Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +9
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Otter
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Dock Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Black Clock · Notiophilus biguttatus · Nebria salina +4
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
- Nebria salinaNebria salina2025
- Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
Creeping Buttercup · Bramble · Alder · Hawthorn · Dandelion +76
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2025Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGiant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensisGiant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaOnionAllium cepaOnionAllium cepaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisRaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024