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Former lime kiln

📷 Wikipedia · Lime Kiln Point State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.70997, -2.00413

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Oystercatcher +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Oystercatcher +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Opegrapha niveoatra, Alder Bracket, Physconia enteroxantha +74 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Opegrapha niveoatra, Alder Bracket, Physconia enteroxantha +74 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Bracken, Heath Bedstraw +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Bracken, Heath Bedstraw +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Common Darter, Black Darter +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Common Darter, Black Darter +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3)Walking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ashes Quarry GeotrailWalking route3 km
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Stanhope Burn GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Lime Kiln Point State Park

📷 Wikipedia · Lime Kiln Point State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌽Bondisle AllotmentsAllotments3.9 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' ChurchHistoric site4.2 km→✦Stanhope BridgeHistoric site4.3 km→🌽Old Hall AllotmentsAllotments4.5 km→

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