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Lead mining remains at Ramshaw

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.82233, -2.06788

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Meadow Pipit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2025

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecidea plana, Baeomyces rufus +56 more · last seen 2014

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Townfield Cottagespublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: track
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Cycling

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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route▾

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route▾

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route▾

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

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6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Sikehead lead smelting flue (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sikehead lead smelting flue (2)

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✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Blanchland Abbey Church St Mary the VirginReligious grounds3 km→✦Blanchland Premonstratensian AbbeyHistoric site3 km→✦Feldon Smelt MillHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Burnhope Lead MineHistoric site4.9 km→✦Sandyford Lead MineHistoric site1.3 km→