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Getting here
54.79799, -2.31659
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- 🍄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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cetraria aculeata, Baeomyces rufus, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +102 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Herald, Small Heath, Rhingia campestris +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Haircap, Pale Thread-moss, Redshank +89 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route691 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route168 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Pheasant · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Wren +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Daubenton's Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Malthodes marginatus · Aphodius · Leucozona lucorum · Platycheirus albimanus +5
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus
- AphodiusAphodius
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · Dandelion · Greasewort · White Earwort +70
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GreasewortAneura pinguis2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Pheasant · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Wren +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Daubenton's Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Malthodes marginatus · Aphodius · Leucozona lucorum · Platycheirus albimanus +5
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus
- AphodiusAphodius
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · Dandelion · Greasewort · White Earwort +70
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
- GreasewortAneura pinguis2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20242024
2024
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2024Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2024Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2024Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2024Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2024Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Gymnocolea inflataGymnocolea inflata2024Gymnocolea inflataGymnocolea inflata2024Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2024Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimumBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum2024Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimumBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum2024Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2024Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024