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📷 Wikipedia · Egmere medieval settlement · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.50700, -1.80736

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2022

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route▾

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Egmere medieval settlement

📷 Wikipedia · Egmere medieval settlement · CC BY-SA 3.0

Egmere medieval settlement

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 168m

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Winston Millennium GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→✦ROKEBY PARKHistoric site4.4 km→✦Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman roadHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Whorlton suspension bridgeHistoric site2.9 km→