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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.25550, -2.79882

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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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Dipper +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Dipper +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia polydactyla, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +70 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Cladonia polydactyla, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +70 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bank Haircap, Perthshire Beard-moss +327 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bank Haircap, Perthshire Beard-moss +327 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort +31 more foraging species

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Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hermitage Castle Chapel

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hermitage Castle Chapel

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✦Hermitage CastleHistoric site400 m→✦Ninestane RigHistoric site2.8 km→

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