Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
54.87824, -2.11507
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
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Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow-horn Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss +39 more · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blanchland GeotrailWalking route5.6 km▾
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
The valley of Devil's Water north of Burntshield Haugh
Photos
The valley of Devil's Water north of Burntshield Haugh
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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2011
2011
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2020Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2020Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2018Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2018Rhyacophila obliterataRhyacophila obliterata2018Rhyacophila obliterataRhyacophila obliterata2018Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2018Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2018Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2018Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2018Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2018Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2018Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2018Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2018Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2011Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2011Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2011Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2011Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2012Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2012Red-stemmed Feather-moss
Red-stemmed Feather-moss
Pleurozium schreberi2012
Pleurozium schreberi2012
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2012Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2012Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2012Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2012Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2012Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2012Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2012Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2012White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2012Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2012Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2012Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2012Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2012Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2012Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2012Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2012Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2012Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2012Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2012Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2012Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2012Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2012Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2012Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2012Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2012Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2012Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2012GreasewortAneura pinguis2012GreasewortAneura pinguis2012Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2012Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2012Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2012Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2012Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2012Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2012Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2012Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2012Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2012Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2012Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012Events & activities nearby
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