Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The Cragg
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.16467, -2.17981
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Sage, Herb-Robert +95 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National 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
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White · Green-veined White +4
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow Brown
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White · Green-veined White +4
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow Brown
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina2022
Maniola jurtina2022
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Events & activities nearby
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