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Getting here
55.23391, -2.58023
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe at the Castle — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe at the Castle — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xylota jakutorum, Melanostoma scalare, Xylota segnis +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Wintergreen, Pale Sedge, Melancholy Thistle +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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
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▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Forest Drivebridleway · 83 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mPath type: track
Forest Drivebridleway · 388 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 388 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Teal +16
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mole · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Xylota jakutorum · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Meliscaeva cinctella +43
- Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Sericomyia lappona
Common Wintergreen · Pale Sedge · Melancholy Thistle
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,109 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Teal +16
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mole · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Xylota jakutorum · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Meliscaeva cinctella +43
- Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Sericomyia lappona
Common Wintergreen · Pale Sedge · Melancholy Thistle
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia lappona
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