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BLAGDON

181 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome181 ha

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55.08496, -1.66226

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Avocet and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Avocet and Carrion Crow
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Avocet, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Avocet, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Orange-tip +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Orange-tip +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Valley lineCycling route

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East lineCycling route

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Nelson lineCycling route

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Coast lineCycling route

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Horton lineCycling route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

summer

2026

Wren · Avocet · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +63

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Adonis' Ladybird · 11-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly +8

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
Common Darter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

summer

2026

Wren · Avocet · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +63

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Adonis' Ladybird · 11-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly +8

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
Common Darter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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