Kirkcarrion
Getting here
54.60936, -2.09577
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Black Grouse +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Black Grouse +88 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — White Fibrecap, Beech Milkcap, Protomyces macrosporus +168 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Beech Milkcap, Protomyces macrosporus +168 more · last seen 2022
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Leuctra fusca, Paraleptophlebia submarginata, Philopotamus montanus +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Leuctra fusca, Paraleptophlebia submarginata, Philopotamus montanus +4 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Fungi — Beech Milkcap, Beech Knight, Mallrug, Mallryg +5 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
🐴Horse riding
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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