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Crookburn Hill

143 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome143 ha

Getting here

55.10295, -2.79563

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Song Thrush +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Song Thrush +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup, Cobalt Crust, Shaggy Inkcap +25 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup, Cobalt Crust, Shaggy Inkcap +25 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Map-winged Swift, Broom Moth, Flame Shoulder +118 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Map-winged Swift, Broom Moth, Flame Shoulder +118 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Beech Milkcap, False Chanterelle

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Toadflax, Common Spotted-orchid, Smooth Hawk's-beard · last seen 2023; Plants — Small Toadflax, Common Spotted-orchid, Smooth Hawk's-beard · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.5 km
Named routeRef 10Length 8.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crookburn Hill

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crookburn Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪Bewcastle United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Prehistoric cultivation terraces immediately south east of NookHistoric site3 km→✦Stonehouse Tower bastleHistoric site3.3 km→

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