A palisaded hilltop enclosure, a carved rock and a small enclosure, 480m north west of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.57448, -2.08174
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Lapwing
- ✦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
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Lapwing
- ✦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 — Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Antler Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, Yellow-rattle, Wood Crane's-bill +63 more · last seen 2019
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Hannah's Meadow WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Low New Houses, Baldersdale North, County Durham
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Wildlife to spot
2,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +54
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great TitParus major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Violet Ground Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Orchid Beetle +3
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Field Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Greylag Goose · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +54
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great TitParus major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Violet Ground Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Orchid Beetle +3
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Field Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2024
Chorthippus brunneus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024