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White Rake long barrow and bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.26947, -1.70484

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Teal, Lesser Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Teal, Lesser Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Eristalis tenax, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Eristalis tenax, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coltsfoot, Stinking Hellebore, Weld +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Stinking Hellebore, Weld +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 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 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
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Redundant stile and gatepost by White Rake

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Redundant stile and gatepost by White Rake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site4 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park4.4 km→✦Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone MoorHistoric site1 km→✦Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow RakeHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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