Barrow Burn unenclosed hut circle settlement, 300m north of Yearning Crag
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.32928, -2.14536
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Robin, Swallow, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Robin, Swallow, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Dark Crottle +69 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Magellanic Bog-moss, Large White-moss, Hairy Wood-rush +116 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Boulder above the valley of Barrow Burn
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