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Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law

2 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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55.41304, -2.21614

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Swallow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Swallow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oak Moss, Peltigera membranacea, Honey Waxcap +66 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Oak Moss, Peltigera membranacea, Honey Waxcap +66 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Eristalis horticola, Platycheirus scutatus +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Eristalis horticola, Platycheirus scutatus +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Pellia, Procumbent Pearlwort +5 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Pellia, Procumbent Pearlwort +5 more · last seen 2020

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

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail +43

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great TitParus major2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Platycheirus scutatus · Eristalis horticola · Fever Fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +1

Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
PotamophylaxPotamophylax

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2020

Procumbent Pearlwort · Foxglove

Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail +43

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great TitParus major2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Platycheirus scutatus · Eristalis horticola · Fever Fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +1

Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
PotamophylaxPotamophylax

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2020

Procumbent Pearlwort · Foxglove

Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Three cross dykes on Middle HillHistoric site1.2 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site4.7 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of TrowsHistoric site600 m→✦Palisaded settlement on Trows LawHistoric site800 m→✦Unenclosed round house, 200m north of Barrow CleughHistoric site1.4 km→✦Russell's Cairn on Windy GyleHistoric site2.1 km→

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