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55.06227, -2.40591
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Wren +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Wren +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Ringlet +190 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Ringlet +190 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss +49 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss +49 more · last seen 2018
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 115 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 7.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 434 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 434 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾
Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Track in Wark Forest below Jocksclose Hill
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Wildlife to spot
2,319 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,319 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grasshopper Warbler · Swallow +16
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Raven Corvus corax2019 Swift Apus apus2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2017 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2016 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2019 Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +12
Green-veined White Pieris napi Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Red Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +16
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Polytrichum commune s.str. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,319 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grasshopper Warbler · Swallow +16
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Raven Corvus corax2019 Swift Apus apus2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2017 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2016 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2019 Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +12
Green-veined White Pieris napi Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Red Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss +16
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Polytrichum commune s.str. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str.
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum
Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum 