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Canny Cleugh

21 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

55.16080, -2.06809

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Merlin, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Merlin, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Sorrel, Creeping Thistle +138 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Sorrel, Creeping Thistle +138 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route435 m
Named routeRef 68Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canny Cleugh

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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✦Romano-British farmstead, hut-circle and co-axial field system 1.3km north-west of FerneyriggHistoric site1 km→✦Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts FarmHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington CragHistoric site2.2 km→✦Round cairn, 1.2km NNW of FerneyriggHistoric site400 m→✦Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of FerneyriggHistoric site1 km→

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