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Hut circle and enclosure north west of Tarn Dub

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Dogs welcome

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54.65557, -2.23252

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Carnation Sedge, Common Yellow-sedge, Red Fescue +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Carnation Sedge, Common Yellow-sedge, Red Fescue +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Alpine Bistort, Cloudberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeNational walking route

Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

High Force GeotrailWalking route6.5 km

Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

18,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summerwinter

2025

Pheasant · Red Grouse (scotica) · Stonechat · Lapwing · Mallard +27

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Broken-belted Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax

Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2025

Carnation Sedge · Red Fescue · Star Sedge · Sharp-flowered Rush · Common Sedge +52

Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
Variegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Quaking-grassBriza media
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
EyebrightEuphrasia
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summerwinter

2025

Pheasant · Red Grouse (scotica) · Stonechat · Lapwing · Mallard +27

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Broken-belted Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax

Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants57 species

summer

2025

Carnation Sedge · Red Fescue · Star Sedge · Sharp-flowered Rush · Common Sedge +52

Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
Variegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Quaking-grassBriza media
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
EyebrightEuphrasia
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland around the River Tees below Cronkley Scar

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