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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 85 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.39210, -2.25640
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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 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Dipper, Swallow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Dipper, Swallow +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Physcia tenella +29 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Physcia tenella +29 more · last seen 2011
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Thickpoint Grimmia, Common Spotted-orchid +52 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Thickpoint Grimmia, Common Spotted-orchid +52 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
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Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Dipper · Grey Wagtail +33
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2020 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Common Spotted-orchid · Marsh-marigold · Procumbent Pearlwort
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2020 Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Dipper · Grey Wagtail +33
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2020 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Marmalade Hoverfly +17
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Common Spotted-orchid · Marsh-marigold · Procumbent Pearlwort
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2020 Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Potamophylax Potamophylax2020
Potamophylax Potamophylax2020
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2020
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2020
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