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Harbottle

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.33435, -2.10951

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Mottled Grasshopper, Common Flower Bug +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A bird's eye view of Harbottle

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A bird's eye view of Harbottle

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🦉BARROW BURN WOODNature reserve2.2 km→✦Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of CampvilleHistoric site2.6 km→✦CampHistoric site2.8 km→✦Iron Age defended settlement and later Romano-British settlement on Gallow Law, 600m north of Alwinton FarmHistoric site2.9 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 300m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.7 km→✦Cross dyke, 200m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.7 km→

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