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Lady's Rake lead mine

1 ha

📷 Helen Wilkinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.70324, -2.30253

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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
  • 🍄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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Deconica coprophila +41 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Deconica coprophila +41 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Globeflower, Green Spleenwort, Sneezewort +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Globeflower, Green Spleenwort, Sneezewort +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Moss Carder Bee, Calathus melanocephalus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Moss Carder Bee, Calathus melanocephalus +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lady's Rake Mine

📷 Helen Wilkinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Green Hurth lead mine and ore worksHistoric site3 km→💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir4 km→💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir4 km→✦Highfield HushesHistoric site1.7 km→✦mine buildingHistoric site0 m→✦Hawk Side ShopHistoric site1.4 km→

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