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19th century zinc spelter works and 20th century fume works at Tindale and the Great Battery - part of Lord Carlisle's rail system, 290m SW of Riggfoot Farm

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Mallard
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Mallard
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Canada Goose +94 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Canada Goose +94 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Heath Spotted-orchid, Water Horsetail +7 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾

Named routeNational walking route

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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

21,627 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

21,627 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds97 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lapwing · Mallard · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Curlew

+92 more species

All 97 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SmewMergellus albellus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit

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Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Adder

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

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Insects27 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

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Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Heath Spotted-orchid · Water Horsetail · Lemon-scented Fern · Marsh Thistle

+5 more species

All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,627 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds97 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lapwing · Mallard · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Curlew

+92 more species

All 97 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SmewMergellus albellus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Adder

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Heath Spotted-orchid · Water Horsetail · Lemon-scented Fern · Marsh Thistle

+5 more species

All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarn Beck and the former site of Tindale Spelter and Fume Works

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Photos

📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarn Beck and the former site of Tindale Spelter and Fume Works

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation systemHistoric site3.8 km→✦Roachburn CollieryHistoric site700 m→✦The Curricks campHistoric site2.8 km→