Getting here
54.82002, -2.10019
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Pheasant, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Pheasant, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecidea plana, Baeomyces rufus +52 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecidea plana, Baeomyces rufus +52 more · last seen 2014
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +41 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bell Heather, Tormentil, Soft-rush +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bell Heather, Tormentil, Soft-rush +82 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Sheep's Sorrel +9 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
C2C Stanhope on-road braid
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Route 7Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route24 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
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
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