Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.54950, -1.60695
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Chiffchaff
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Chiffchaff
- ✦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 — Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Ringlet +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: BARN 100 METRES EAST OF HALL FARMHOUSE; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black-poplar, Great Willowherb, Guelder-rose +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Willow Warbler · Song Thrush · Bullfinch +14
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Small White · Brimstone · Large White · Red Admiral +16
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Common Field-speedwell · Hazel · Lucerne · White Dead-nettle · Yarrow +11
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
- HazelCorylus avellana
- LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Willow Warbler · Song Thrush · Bullfinch +14
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Small White · Brimstone · Large White · Red Admiral +16
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Common Field-speedwell · Hazel · Lucerne · White Dead-nettle · Yarrow +11
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
- HazelCorylus avellana
- LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2024Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2024Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2024Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024