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Gatehouse South bastle

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📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.19430, -2.33478

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Stock Dove
  • 🍄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

Free

Birds — Tawny Owl, Stock Dove, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Tawny Owl, Stock Dove, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Broken-barred Carpet, Beautiful Golden Y, Brown Rustic +85 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Platismatia glauca, Lepra corallina, Lepraria incana s. lat. +44 more · last seen 2014

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Pointed Spear-moss, Wood Crane's-bill +200 more · last seen 2023

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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Cycling

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Gatehouse South Bastle

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gatehouse South Bastle

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park1.1 km→💧SidwoodReservoir1.4 km→⛪St Aidan's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Bastle: Black MiddensHistoric site1.8 km→✦Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black MiddingsHistoric site1.8 km→✦Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood CottageHistoric site1.9 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Sidwood

Not High (England Use Only)1.4 km→