Cup and ring marked rock on Tod Crag 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.19643, -2.04541
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Cup and ring mark scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Snipe and Meadow Pipit ✦ 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
🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Snipe and Meadow Pipit ✦ 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 — Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Tree-moss, Palustriella falcata +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wannie Line Walk, Wallington Walking route 10 km ▾
Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wallington Farms Walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
This gently undulating circular walk takes you through woodland, grassy fields & across two of Wallington's estate farms – Broom House and Prior Hall. Varied terrain with uneven ground which can become muddy in places. Dogs on leads during nesting season.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wallington Pine Marten Trail Walking route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Length 2.3 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 413 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 413 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Cup and Ring marked Rock on Tod Crag
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Wildlife to spot
1,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +21
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Leucozona lucorum · Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis tenax +37
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Crested Dog's-tail · Tall Fescue · Timothy · Raspberry · Sticky Groundsel +17
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus Timothy Phleum pratense Raspberry Rubus idaeus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +21
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Leucozona lucorum · Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis tenax +37
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Crested Dog's-tail · Tall Fescue · Timothy · Raspberry · Sticky Groundsel +17
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus Timothy Phleum pratense Raspberry Rubus idaeus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia2024
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia2024
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2024
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Cheilosia nebulosa Cheilosia nebulosa2024
Cheilosia nebulosa Cheilosia nebulosa2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2023
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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