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Lynchets (cultivation terraces)

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientBluebells
Dogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

55.55096, -2.18597

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
  • 🌳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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Dog-violet, Small-fruited Prickly-sedge +2 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route▾

to keep main route contiguous for route analysis

Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Cultivation terraces above the Elsdon Burn

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cultivation terraces above the Elsdon Burn

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hethpool stone circlesHistoric site1.2 km→✦Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of TorleehouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3.2 km→✦Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Gregory's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3.4 km→