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Enclosed cremation cemetery and shieling 990m north of Gibbs Hill Farm

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📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.02505, -2.39142

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa, Cladonia ochrochlora +26 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa, Cladonia ochrochlora +26 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Papillose Bog-moss +106 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Papillose Bog-moss +106 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route567 m
Named routeRef 72Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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

Enclosed Cremation Cemetery near Chatley Crags

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Enclosed Cremation Cemetery near Chatley Crags

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site4.3 km→✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site4.1 km→✦Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestonesHistoric site4.1 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site4.7 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site4.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park in wall miles 37, 38 and 39Historic site2.6 km→

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