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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.16981, -2.39045

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Slimy Waxcap, Blushing Waxcap, Splendid Waxcap +78 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Odontocerum albicorne, Potamophylax latipennis +12 more · last seen 2019; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Silver-moss · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Border Counties Railway at Camp Cottage

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Border Counties Railway at Camp Cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park3.8 km→💧SidwoodReservoir3.6 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Dally CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Dally Castle fortified house and tower houseHistoric site2.9 km→