A group of six shielings and tracks on Holwick Scars, 280m west of Hungry Hall
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.63403, -2.14289
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Goldfinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Goldfinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Common Twayblade, Meadowsweet +170 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 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
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal 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
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Wildlife to spot
9,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cuculus canorus canorus · Spotted Flycatcher
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Volucella bombylans · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Criorhina berberina · Eristalis tenax +37
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Twayblade · Melancholy Thistle · Meadowsweet · Wild Angelica +83
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cuculus canorus canorus · Spotted Flycatcher
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Volucella bombylans · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Criorhina berberina · Eristalis tenax +37
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Twayblade · Melancholy Thistle · Meadowsweet · Wild Angelica +83
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
