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Bastle and round cairn at Hole Farm

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Curlew +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Script Lichen, Chaenotheca ferruginea, Lepraria vouauxii +11 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Curlew +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: HOLE BASTLE, 20 YARDS NORTH OF HOLE FARMHOUSE; Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Small Heath, Green-veined White +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Common Sorrel, Cow Parsley +222 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

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