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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.25608, -2.54886
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- 🍄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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Scarlet Splash, Birch Knight, Oakbug Milkcap +32 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, White-tailed Bumblebee +23 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Globeflower, Melancholy Thistle, Wood Crane's-bill +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
8 signed routes 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
N/ACycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route282 m▾
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route526 m▾
Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6 m▾
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Forest Drivebridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: track
Forest Drivebridleway · 341 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 341 mPath type: track
Photos
The Ridge End Burn, East Kielder
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · House Martin +35
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2022
Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Meadowsweet · Devil's-bit Scabious +39
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Small Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · House Martin +35
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2022
Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Noctule +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Meadowsweet · Devil's-bit Scabious +39
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Small Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chaenorhinum minus
Chaenorhinum minus
Tufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisEvents & activities nearby
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