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Bolts Law

27 ha

📷 terry gregg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

55.13090, -2.48715

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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
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort, Glittering Wood-moss +106 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort, Glittering Wood-moss +106 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +3 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Wood-rust +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m
Named routeRef 10Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mast at Bolts Law

📷 terry gregg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mast at Bolts Law

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