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Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor

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📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Maple, Ground-ivy · last seen 2020; Plants — Field Maple, Ground-ivy · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route210 m

Named routeRef 68Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route633 m

Named routeRef 68Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 68Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

wintersummerautumn

2023

Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Blackbird · Pheasant · Chiffchaff +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
RavenCorvus corax2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
MagpiePica pica2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Cercopis vulnerata · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants4 species

spring

2020

Corn Spurrey · Tuberous Comfrey · Field Maple · Ground-ivy

Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

wintersummerautumn

2023

Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Blackbird · Pheasant · Chiffchaff +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
RavenCorvus corax2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
MagpiePica pica2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Cercopis vulnerata · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2020

Corn Spurrey · Tuberous Comfrey · Field Maple · Ground-ivy

Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'West Horton 1a' cup and ring marked rock (detail)

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