BirdsWildlifeWalks
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
55.10021, -2.32493
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
Good match
Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Wildlife
Good match
Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
Mountain biking
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
🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2.3 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site2 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site2.3 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site2.4 km→✦Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge HouseHistoric site2.8 km→✦Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, 800m SSE of Bridge HouseHistoric site3.2 km→
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