Kielder United Reform Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.24004, -2.59310
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xylota jakutorum, Melanostoma scalare, Xylota segnis +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
17 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▾
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Kielder United Reformed Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
23,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Siskin +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Mole · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Xylota jakutorum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva cinctella +38
- Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Xylota segnis
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
23,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Siskin +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Mole · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Xylota jakutorum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva cinctella +38
- Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Xylota segnis
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
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
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