Round cairn, 300m south of Lowshield Green
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.11202, -2.17591
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Rook +42 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Rook +42 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Antler Moth, Small Skipper +59 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Pellucid Four-tooth Moss, Red Bog-moss +77 more · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route410 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
19 photos from nearby open sources
The road to Lowshield Green
Photos
The road to Lowshield Green
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
352 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
352 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2026Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rook · Starling · Curlew
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2010
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2016
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2010
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
- SwiftApus apus2015
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
- Common GullLarus canus2010
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2024Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Badger · Brown Hare
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles2016
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2023Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Silver Y · Antler Moth · Small Skipper · Green-veined White · Plain Golden Y
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Silver YAutographa gamma2019
- Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Red Bog-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Pawwort
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
352 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2026Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rook · Starling · Curlew
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2010
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2016
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2010
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
- SwiftApus apus2015
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
- Common GullLarus canus2010
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2024Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Badger · Brown Hare
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
- MoleTalpa europaea2015
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles2016
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2023Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Silver Y · Antler Moth · Small Skipper · Green-veined White · Plain Golden Y
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Silver YAutographa gamma2019
- Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Red Bog-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Pawwort
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris2013
Sciurus vulgaris2013
Small Heath
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2017Straw DotRivula sericealis2017Garden TigerArctia caja2017Garden TigerArctia caja2017Dotted ClayXestia baja2017Dotted ClayXestia baja2017Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2017Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2017Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2017Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2017Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2017Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2017Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2017Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2017Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2017Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2017Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2017Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2017Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2017Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2017Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2017Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2017Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataTipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2024Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2017Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2017Gold SpotPlusia festucae2017Gold SpotPlusia festucae2017Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2017Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2017Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2017Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2017Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2017Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2017SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2015Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2015Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2015Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2015Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2015Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2015Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2015Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2015Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2015Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2015Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2015Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2015Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2015Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2015SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2015SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2015Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2015Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2015ShearsHada plebeja2015ShearsHada plebeja2015Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2015Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2015Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2015Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2015Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2015Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2015Gold SpangleAutographa bractea2015Gold SpangleAutographa bractea2015Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015Broom MothCeramica pisi2015Broom MothCeramica pisi2015Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2015Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2015Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2015Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2015Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2015Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2015Peppered MothBiston betularia2015Peppered MothBiston betularia2015Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2015Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2015Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2015Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2015Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2015Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2015Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2015Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2015Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2015Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2015Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2015Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2015Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2013Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2013Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2013Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2013Bottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2013Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2013Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2013Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2013Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2013Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2013Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2013Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2013Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2013Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2013Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2013Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2013Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2013Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2013Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2013Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2013Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansShady EarwortScapania umbrosaShady EarwortScapania umbrosaTree-mossClimacium dendroidesTree-mossClimacium dendroidesCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2013Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2013Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2013Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2013Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2013Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2013Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2013Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2013Matchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatum2013Matchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatum2013Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2013Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2013Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2013Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2013Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2013Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2013Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2013Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2013Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2013Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2013Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2013Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2013Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2013Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2013Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2013Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2013Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2013Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2013Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2013Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2013Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2013Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2013Rock FingerwortLepidozia cupressina2013Rock FingerwortLepidozia cupressina2013Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2013Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2013Even ScalewortRadula complanata2013Even ScalewortRadula complanata2013Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2013Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2013Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2013Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Drummond's PincushionUlota drummondii2013Drummond's PincushionUlota drummondii2013Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2013Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2013Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2013Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2013Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2013Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2013Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.