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Castleton Parish Church

📷 James Denham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.18054, -2.81521

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Copshaw Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Drinker, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Rivulet +97 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Drinker, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Rivulet +97 more · last seen 2023

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 10Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route271 m
Named routeRef 10Length 271 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 10Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
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Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish of Liddesdale - Newcastleton Church

📷 James Denham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish of Liddesdale - Newcastleton Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Newcastleton Skills ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦Whithaugh TowerHistoric site800 m→🪦Ettleton CemeteryCemetery1.6 km→✦Liddel CastleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Foulshiels, SettlementHistoric site3.5 km→✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site4.8 km→

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