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Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.81242, -2.23424
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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 Curlew and Black Grouse
- ✦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 Curlew and Black Grouse
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Black Grouse, Lapwing +82 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Curlew, Black Grouse, Lapwing +82 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Twayblade, Pyrenean Scurvygrass, Wood Crane's-bill +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route509 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route515 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 515 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Carriers Waybridleway · 1.8 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Photos
Site of Allenheads Smelt Mill (Lead), Dirt Pot
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Wildlife to spot
3,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Grouse · Lapwing · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Raven +45
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Adder
Eristalis tenax · Moss Carder Bee · Eristalis horticola · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus +46
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2025
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Syrphus
Mountain Pansy
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Grouse · Lapwing · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Raven +45
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Adder
Eristalis tenax · Moss Carder Bee · Eristalis horticola · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus +46
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2025
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Syrphus
Mountain Pansy
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBroad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Olivaceous SawflyTenthredo olivacea2025Olivaceous SawflyTenthredo olivacea2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2024Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024BembidionBembidion2024BembidionBembidion2024Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2024Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2023Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023