Plan your visit
BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.47287, -2.06448
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Curlew
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Rush, Mat-grass, Soft-rush +100 more · last seen 2019
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m
Named routeRef 70Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 70Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 70Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouseHistoric site3.7 km→✦Late prehistoric settlementHistoric site3.7 km→✦Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouseHistoric site4 km→✦Late prehistoric walled settlementHistoric site4 km→✦Romano-British settlementHistoric site4.1 km→✦Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouseHistoric site4.1 km→