🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
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Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
💜
Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Spotted-orchid, Maidenhair Spleenwort +9 more · last seen 2023
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee, Eristalis pertinax +49 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route791 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 791 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route426 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
