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Harry's Hill

32 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

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55.07743, -2.38155

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Pterostichus diligens +182 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Pterostichus diligens +182 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Polytrichum commune s.str., Springy Turf-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +58 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Polytrichum commune s.str., Springy Turf-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +58 more · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route115 m

Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route434 m

Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km

Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,328 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,328 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2024

Carrion Crow · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +29

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2016
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
RavenCorvus corax2019
SwiftApus apus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects23 species

autumn

2019

Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Common Blue · Small Heath · Larch Ladybird +18

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2015
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2015
Coenosia distinguensCoenosia distinguens2015
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2015
Salda morioSalda morio2015
Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2015
Pselaphus heiseiPselaphus heisei2015
Chartoscirta cocksiiChartoscirta cocksii2015
Contacyphon hilarisContacyphon hilaris2015
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2015
Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata2015
Campsicnemus alpinusCampsicnemus alpinus2015
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2015
CampsicnemusCampsicnemus2015
Cratyna coleiCratyna colei2015
Tipula melanocerosTipula melanoceros2015
Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2015

🌿

Plants47 species

winter

2018

Polytrichum commune s.str. · Springy Turf-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Broom Fork-moss +42

Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,328 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2024

Carrion Crow · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +29

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2016
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
RavenCorvus corax2019
SwiftApus apus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects23 species

autumn

2019

Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Common Blue · Small Heath · Larch Ladybird +18

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2015
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2015
Coenosia distinguensCoenosia distinguens2015
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2015
Salda morioSalda morio2015
Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2015
Pselaphus heiseiPselaphus heisei2015
Chartoscirta cocksiiChartoscirta cocksii2015
Contacyphon hilarisContacyphon hilaris2015
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2015
Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata2015
Campsicnemus alpinusCampsicnemus alpinus2015
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2015
CampsicnemusCampsicnemus2015
Cratyna coleiCratyna colei2015
Tipula melanocerosTipula melanoceros2015
Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2015

🌿

Plants47 species

winter

2018

Polytrichum commune s.str. · Springy Turf-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Broom Fork-moss +42

Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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