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White Cliff bowl barrow

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.24634, -1.72937

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Herb-Robert, Butterbur +150 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Herb-Robert, Butterbur +150 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bulrush, Water Mint +26 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brushfield Lanepublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route476 m
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m
Named routeRef 680Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brushfield Lanebridleway · 141 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 141 mPath type: track
Brushfield Lanebridleway · 24 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mPath type: service
Brushfield Lanebridleway · 35 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

White Cliff from path ascending Putwell Hill

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

White Cliff from path ascending Putwell Hill

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✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site2.3 km→✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site2.9 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park3.4 km→✦Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone MoorHistoric site2.1 km→

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