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Coal Cleugh

33 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

55.05439, -2.34090

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Willow Warbler
  • 🍄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

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +48 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +48 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Heath Plait-moss +135 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Heath Plait-moss +135 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet +27 more · last seen 2021

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata · last seen 2013; Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry agg., Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coal Cleugh

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2.9 km→✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site4.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site4 km→✦The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site4.4 km→✦Turret 34A (Grindon West)Historic site4.2 km→✦Milecastle 34 (Grindon)Historic site4.4 km→

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