BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
55.04177, -2.47174
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Lowland raised bog priority habitat
Free
Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
Mountain biking
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the CawburnHistoric site4.1 km→✦Chesters Pike Roman temporary campHistoric site4.9 km→✦Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells BraesHistoric site900 m→✦Shieling 290m south west of Benty SikeHistoric site1.1 km→✦Shieling at Sundayburn LinnHistoric site1.6 km→✦Shieling, 500m east of Stowerhill PlantationHistoric site3 km→
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