Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh 41 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
Getting here
55.25925, -2.19376
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Clouded Buff, Red Admiral, Mesembrina meridiana +1 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Foxglove, Wood-sorrel +29 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 122 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 122 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 5.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Moorland north of Fairney Cleugh
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Wildlife to spot
740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 740 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +44
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Curlew Numenius arquata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Rock Dove Columba livia2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2011 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2011 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Mole · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea2020 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Stoat Mustela erminea2020 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2020 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Clouded Buff · Red Admiral · Mesembrina meridiana · Lily Beetle
Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2017 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2015 Heath Spotted-orchid · Foxglove · Wood-sorrel · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Herb-Robert +27
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2020 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2020 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 740 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +44
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Curlew Numenius arquata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Rock Dove Columba livia2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2011 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2011 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Mole · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea2020 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Stoat Mustela erminea2020 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2020 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Clouded Buff · Red Admiral · Mesembrina meridiana · Lily Beetle
Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2017 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2015 Heath Spotted-orchid · Foxglove · Wood-sorrel · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Herb-Robert +27
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2020 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2020 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2020
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2020
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2020
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2020
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2020
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2020
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2020
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2020
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2020
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2020
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2020
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2020
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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