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Sandyford Lead Mine

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.81827, -2.04967

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red Grouse (scotica)
  • 🌳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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecidea plana, Baeomyces rufus +56 more · last seen 2014

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Mountain Pansy, Redshank, Waved Silk-moss +41 more · last seen 2022; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route▾

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route▾

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route▾

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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The valley of Burnhope Burn below Sandyford

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The valley of Burnhope Burn below Sandyford

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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

✦Lead mining remains at RamshawHistoric site1.3 km→⛪Blanchland Abbey Church St Mary the VirginReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Blanchland Premonstratensian AbbeyHistoric site3.4 km→✦Swandale Lead MineHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Feldon Smelt MillHistoric site3.4 km→