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Getting here
55.25943, -2.23403
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- 🌿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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Barn Owl +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Mole, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Early Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Pignut, Crosswort +76 more · last seen 2016
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Photos
20 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Mustela erminea2020
Mustela erminea2020
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angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisMouse-EarCerastiumMouse-EarCerastiumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWoundwortStachysWoundwortStachysGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic 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