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Kirkpatrick-Durham Church

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.00886, -3.89921

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Whooper Swan, Fieldfare, Redwing +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Fieldfare, Redwing +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cicadella viridis, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, St Marks Fly · last seen 2025; Insects — Cicadella viridis, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, St Marks Fly · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route10.8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 10.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route324 m

Named routeRef 7Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 7Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route638 m

Named routeRef 7Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route349 m

Named routeRef 7Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumn

2025

Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Redwing · Pintail · Goldeneye +25

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PintailAnas acuta
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · St Marks Fly

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
St Marks FlyBibio marci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumn

2025

Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Redwing · Pintail · Goldeneye +25

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PintailAnas acuta
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · St Marks Fly

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
St Marks FlyBibio marci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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