Bastle immediately east of Mortley
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.09054, -2.27699
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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 — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Stinking Parachute +167 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Dotted Thyme-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange-tip, Plectrocnemia conspersa, Rhyacophila dorsalis +4 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
6 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
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Starling · Chaffinch · Woodcock · Wren · Redwing +23
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Clustered Bonnet · Birch Besom · Arthonia radiata · Conifer Blueing Bracket · False Truffle +50
- Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata
- Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
- Conifer Blueing BracketPostia caesia
- False TruffleElaphomyces granulatus
- Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea
- Frosty FibrecapInosperma maculatum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Meadowsweet · Marsh Valerian · Greater Tussock-sedge · Herb-Robert +58
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2023
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2022
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Starling · Chaffinch · Woodcock · Wren · Redwing +23
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Clustered Bonnet · Birch Besom · Arthonia radiata · Conifer Blueing Bracket · False Truffle +50
- Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata
- Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
- Conifer Blueing BracketPostia caesia
- False TruffleElaphomyces granulatus
- Humpback BrittlegillRussula caerulea
- Frosty FibrecapInosperma maculatum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Meadowsweet · Marsh Valerian · Greater Tussock-sedge · Herb-Robert +58
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2023
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2022
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Remote Sedge
Remote Sedge
Carex remota
Carex remota
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaBetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2023Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2023Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2023Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2023Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2023Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023Creeping WillowSalix repens2023Creeping WillowSalix repens2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2022White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2022Curled Hook-mossPalustriella commutata2022Curled Hook-mossPalustriella commutata2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2022Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2022Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2022Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2022Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2022Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2022Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2022Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2022Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2022Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2022Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Events & activities nearby
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