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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lords-and-Ladies, Selfheal +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lords-and-Ladies, Selfheal +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Ramsons, Beech +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Eupeodes latifasciatus, Scathophaga stercoraria +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Eupeodes latifasciatus, Scathophaga stercoraria +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km

Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway

Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
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 Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barnard Castle : Harmire Road B6278

Barnard Castle : Harmire Road B6278

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