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Kershopehead medieval shieling 610m north east of Kershopehead

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📷 Booga · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.17213, -2.70909

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, White-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2017; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, White-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National 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 route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 10Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
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Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
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Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
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Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Building at Kershopehead

📷 Booga · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Building at Kershopehead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site2.3 km→✦The Currick long cairn 710m north east of Cald WellHistoric site4.1 km→

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