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Dun's Moss

68 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

55.12560, -2.36902

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +149 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +149 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Bilberry +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Common Hawker +5 more · last seen 2017; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Common Hawker +5 more · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 10Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest Track near Dun's Moss

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest Track near Dun's Moss

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✦Dally Castle fortified house and tower houseHistoric site3.2 km→✦Dally CastleHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site900 m→✦Long CairnHistoric site3.3 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site3.5 km→

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