Whorlton suspension bridge
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Plan your visit
✦Heritage🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.52609, -1.83678
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Best for
9 activitiesHistoric site with public access; Grade II* listed building: WHORLTON BRIDGE
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Dogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 165
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Waypublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: footway
24 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
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Whorlton Suspension Bridge : 1831
Photos
Whorlton Suspension Bridge : 1831
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
4,016 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,016 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025Blackbird · Goldfinch · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Blue Tit
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Many-leaved Sedge · Hogweed · Betony · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Wood Anemone
+121 more speciesHide species list
All 126 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,016 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025Blackbird · Goldfinch · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Blue Tit
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Many-leaved Sedge · Hogweed · Betony · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Wood Anemone
+121 more speciesHide species list
All 126 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas