Shieling 210m north of Irthing Head
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.10045, -2.58274
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +49 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +49 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens priority habitat
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +56 more · last seen 2016
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Common Hawker +4 more · last seen 2014
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Bifid Crestwort +47 more · last seen 2018
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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2014
2014
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