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Evistones medieval settlement, field system and three bastles

15 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

55.26584, -2.26886

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Swallow
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Swallow, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Tawny Owl, Swallow, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +38 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Wood-sorrel, Alder +180 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

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

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture and barns, Redesdale

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture and barns, Redesdale

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Useful places within 5 km

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