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Dargues Roman camp

3 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Lepraria incana s. lat., Varicellaria lactea, Lecidea lithophila +19 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Lepraria incana s. lat., Varicellaria lactea, Lecidea lithophila +19 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Cock's-foot, Germander Speedwell +67 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Cock's-foot, Germander Speedwell +67 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Marsh Hawk's-beard +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5.6 km

Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,336 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,336 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Swallow +83

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Common GullLarus canus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2014
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2014
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2013
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2013

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Badger +6

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2015
MoleTalpa europaea2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
StoatMustela erminea2020
OtterLutra lutra2014
Common ShrewSorex araneus2013

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2017

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2017

Brown/Sea Trout · Atlantic Salmon

Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar2015

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2023

Small Wainscot · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Azure Damselfly · Dark Arches +10

Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2012
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2021
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2017
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2012
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2012
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2012
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2012
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2012
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2012
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2012

🍄

Fungi22 species

summer

2013

Lepraria incana s. lat. · Varicellaria lactea · Circinaria calcarea · Micarea byssacea · Lecidea lithophila +17

Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Varicellaria lacteaVaricellaria lactea
Circinaria calcareaCircinaria calcarea
Micarea byssaceaMicarea byssacea
Lecidea lithophilaLecidea lithophila
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
Physconia distortaPhysconia distorta
Platismatia glaucaPlatismatia glauca
Fuscidea cyathoidesFuscidea cyathoides
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Lecidella scabraLecidella scabra
Lecidella stigmateaLecidella stigmatea
Lecanora soraliferaLecanora soralifera
Verrucaria nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens
Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes
Cladonia squamosa s. lat.Cladonia squamosa s. lat.
Lepra corallinaLepra corallina
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Black ShieldsTephromela atra var. atra
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata

🌿

Plants70 species

springsummer

2016

Meadow Vetchling · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot · Germander Speedwell · Marsh Valerian +65

Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HorsetailEquisetum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Quaking-grassBriza media
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Water AvensGeum rivale
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
WoundwortStachys
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
DockRumex
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
CleaversGalium aparine
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Mouse-EarCerastium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,336 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Swallow +83

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Common GullLarus canus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2014
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2014
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2013
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2013

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Badger +6

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2015
MoleTalpa europaea2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles2015
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
StoatMustela erminea2020
OtterLutra lutra2014
Common ShrewSorex araneus2013

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2017

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2017

Brown/Sea Trout · Atlantic Salmon

Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar2015

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2023

Small Wainscot · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Azure Damselfly · Dark Arches +10

Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2012
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2021
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2017
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2012
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2012
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2012
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2012
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2012
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2012
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2012

🍄

Fungi22 species

summer

2013

Lepraria incana s. lat. · Varicellaria lactea · Circinaria calcarea · Micarea byssacea · Lecidea lithophila +17

Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Varicellaria lacteaVaricellaria lactea
Circinaria calcareaCircinaria calcarea
Micarea byssaceaMicarea byssacea
Lecidea lithophilaLecidea lithophila
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
Physconia distortaPhysconia distorta
Platismatia glaucaPlatismatia glauca
Fuscidea cyathoidesFuscidea cyathoides
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Lecidella scabraLecidella scabra
Lecidella stigmateaLecidella stigmatea
Lecanora soraliferaLecanora soralifera
Verrucaria nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens
Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes
Cladonia squamosa s. lat.Cladonia squamosa s. lat.
Lepra corallinaLepra corallina
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Black ShieldsTephromela atra var. atra
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata

🌿

Plants70 species

springsummer

2016

Meadow Vetchling · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot · Germander Speedwell · Marsh Valerian +65

Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HorsetailEquisetum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Quaking-grassBriza media
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Water AvensGeum rivale
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
WoundwortStachys
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
DockRumex
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
CleaversGalium aparine
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Mouse-EarCerastium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red CampionSilene dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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