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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.57504, -1.98088
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Hairy St John's-wort, Wood Sage +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Demesne Lanepublic footpath · 255 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 255 mPath type: track
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The site of Cotherstone Castle
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,013 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Redstart · Herring Gull · Lapwing +12
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +9
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Harebell · Common Cow-wheat · Herb-Paris · Shrubby Cinquefoil · Juniper +50
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,013 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Redstart · Herring Gull · Lapwing +12
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +9
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Harebell · Common Cow-wheat · Herb-Paris · Shrubby Cinquefoil · Juniper +50
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusWood Sage
Wood Sage
Teucrium scorodonia2024
Teucrium scorodonia2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024Eared WillowSalix aurita2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Events & activities nearby
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