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Ant Hills (burial mounds), Monkridge

1 ha

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.20627, -2.05893

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wren +27 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wren +27 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chickweed Wintergreen, Bog Moss, Raspberry +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wannie Line Walk, WallingtonWalking route10 km

Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.

Named routeLength 10 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route122 m
Named routeRef 68Length 122 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route413 m
Named routeRef 68Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter's Gibbet, Steng Cross

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter's Gibbet, Steng Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site4.2 km→✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site2.8 km→✦Steng Cross GibbetHistoric site500 m→✦Steng medieval wayside crossHistoric site600 m→