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Getting here
54.70235, -2.55351
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Map-winged Swift, Burnished Brass +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Hawthorn, Green Spleenwort +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route451 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,907 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Pied Flycatcher · Goldeneye · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- DunlinCalidris alpina2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Otter · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Wormaldia mediana · Philopotamus montanus · Hydroptila forcipata · Odontocerum albicorne · Rhyacophila munda +4
- Wormaldia medianaWormaldia mediana
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Hydroptila forcipataHydroptila forcipata
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Rhyacophila mundaRhyacophila munda
- Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis
- Meadow Plant Bug
🌿Plants52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Few-flowered Garlic · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Ivy · Cow Parsley +47
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2022
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
- Daffodil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,907 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Pied Flycatcher · Goldeneye · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- DunlinCalidris alpina2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Otter · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Wormaldia mediana · Philopotamus montanus · Hydroptila forcipata · Odontocerum albicorne · Rhyacophila munda +4
- Wormaldia medianaWormaldia mediana
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Hydroptila forcipataHydroptila forcipata
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Rhyacophila mundaRhyacophila munda
- Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis
- Meadow Plant Bug
🌿Plants52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Few-flowered Garlic · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Ivy · Cow Parsley +47
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2022
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
- Daffodil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021Narcissus pseudonarcissus2022
Narcissus pseudonarcissus2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreen SpleenwortAsplenium viride2025Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2025Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2025Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Hybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridus2022Hybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridus2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Sheep's-bitJasione montana2022Sheep's-bitJasione montana2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Pilosella officinarum subsp. euronotaPilosella officinarum subsp. euronota2020Pilosella officinarum subsp. euronotaPilosella officinarum subsp. euronota2020Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2020Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2020Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2020Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2020PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2020PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020CrosswortCruciata laevipes2020CrosswortCruciata laevipes2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Events & activities nearby
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