Burnt mound east of Widdy Bank Farm
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Places › England › North East › County Durham Getting here
54.66215, -2.24491
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Pheasant, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Pheasant, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue, Common Yellow-sedge +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue, Common Yellow-sedge +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis intricaria +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis intricaria +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Alpine Bistort, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map High Force Geotrail Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Pennine Way near Widdy Bank Farm
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
✦ Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell Historic site 4.9 km → ✦ Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth Historic site 3.7 km → ✦ Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg Historic site 2.8 km → 💧 Cow Green Reservoir Reservoir 4 km → 💧 Cow Green Reservoir Reservoir 4 km → ✦ old coal & lead mine workings Historic site 3 km → Own or manage this place?
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Wildlife to spot
34,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,615 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Red Grouse (scotica) · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear +19
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Broken-belted Bumblebee · Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis tenax +8
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis rupium Eristalis rupium Helophilus pendulus Carnation Sedge · Star Sedge · Red Fescue · Common Sedge · Common Cottongrass +55
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Star Sedge Carex echinata Red Fescue Festuca rubra Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,615 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Red Grouse (scotica) · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear +19
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Broken-belted Bumblebee · Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis tenax +8
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis rupium Eristalis rupium Helophilus pendulus Carnation Sedge · Star Sedge · Red Fescue · Common Sedge · Common Cottongrass +55
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Star Sedge Carex echinata Red Fescue Festuca rubra Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres
Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Straw Spear-moss Straminergon stramineum
Straw Spear-moss Straminergon stramineum
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana
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