Plan your visit
Getting here
55.14657, -2.24965
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Betony, Male-fern, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +21 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Noble Streetpublic footpath · 108 m
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Route 686Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Wildlife to spot
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