BirdsWildlifeWalks
Free entryDogs welcome113 ha
Getting here
55.12310, -2.55185
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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
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
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
Mountain biking
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
✦Round cairn, 220m north of Tom's CragsHistoric site3 km→✦Two shielings 150m NNW of Tom's CragsHistoric site3.1 km→✦Horse Head medieval shieling on Greyfell Common 50m west of confluence of Gosling Sike and Horsehead GrainHistoric site3.2 km→✦Shieling 210m north of Irthing HeadHistoric site3.2 km→✦Three shielings on Foulbog Rigg; the westernmost of a group of sevenHistoric site4.8 km→✦Shieling, 120m west of Paddaburn CragsHistoric site2.2 km→
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