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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Getting here
54.83468, -1.99496
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red Grouse (scotica) ✦ 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red Grouse (scotica) ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Early Bumblebee +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Petty Whin, Bell Heather, Marsh Thistle +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lead Mining Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Way of Light Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blanchland Geotrail Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C2C Cycling route ▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named route Ref C2C Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 24 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 24 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 11.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea route Mountain 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
Named route Ref C2C Point-to-point Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network Red Grouse (scotica) · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit · Oystercatcher · Starling +29
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Teal Anas crecca Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Pinalitus cervinus · Large Red Damselfly · Spring Dumbledor
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Spring Dumbledor Trypocopris vernalis 🌿 Plants 62 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Skullcap · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Milkwort · Creeping Buttercup · Heather +57
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Heather Calluna vulgaris Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network Red Grouse (scotica) · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit · Oystercatcher · Starling +29
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Teal Anas crecca Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Pinalitus cervinus · Large Red Damselfly · Spring Dumbledor
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Spring Dumbledor Trypocopris vernalis 🌿 Plants 62 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Skullcap · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Milkwort · Creeping Buttercup · Heather +57
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Heather Calluna vulgaris Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber 