Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.27172, -2.07474
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route413 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Tributary to the Grasslees Burn
Photos
Tributary to the Grasslees Burn
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
1,161 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,161 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025Wren · Pheasant · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Great Tit
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025Common Lizard · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Green Tiger Beetle
Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Betony · Common Dog-violet
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,161 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025Wren · Pheasant · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Great Tit
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025Common Lizard · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Green Tiger Beetle
Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Betony · Common Dog-violet
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
StoatMustela erminea2024StoatMustela erminea2024Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataGorse
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraSpanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanicaSpanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanicaEvents & activities nearby
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