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Vincent Knoll bowl barrow

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.16907, -1.79623

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Wall +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Wall +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Scabious, Yellow-rattle, Harebell +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Scabious, Yellow-rattle, Harebell +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Rough Hawkbit, Elder +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak PilgrimageWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vincent Knoll

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vincent Knoll

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦village crossHistoric site3.2 km→✦Pilsbury CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Moneystones bowl barrow northHistoric site2.4 km→

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