✦ Historic site

Bastle immediately east of Mortley

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.09054, -2.27699

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Heritage

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Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 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

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Cycling

6 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

National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾

Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route13.6 km▾

Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound trip

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

721 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

721 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds28 species recorded

Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Starling

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Hedgehog

🦎

Reptiles1 species recorded

Common Lizard

🍄

Fungi55 species recorded

Arthonia radiata · Birch Besom · Mealy Bonnet

🌿

Plants63 species recorded

Remote Sedge · Wood-sedge · Herb-Robert

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

721 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds28 species recorded

Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Starling

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Hedgehog

🦎

Reptiles1 species recorded

Common Lizard

🍄

Fungi55 species recorded

Arthonia radiata · Birch Besom · Mealy Bonnet

🌿

Plants63 species recorded

Remote Sedge · Wood-sedge · Herb-Robert

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near Mortley

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Photos

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near Mortley

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs