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Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm

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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.66218, -2.24500

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Red Grouse (scotica), Carrion Crow +20 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Red Grouse (scotica), Carrion Crow +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue, Jointed Rush +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue, Jointed Rush +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Grass moorland priority habitat; Birds — Pheasant, Red Grouse (scotica), Carrion Crow +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis intricaria +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis intricaria +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet, Bilberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
High Force GeotrailWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pennine Way near Widdy Bank Farm

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pennine Way near Widdy Bank Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick FellHistoric site4.9 km→✦Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force GarthHistoric site3.7 km→✦Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken RiggHistoric site2.8 km→💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir4 km→💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir4 km→✦old coal & lead mine workingsHistoric site3 km→

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