Late prehistoric walled settlement
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.50745, -2.04986
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Pheasant
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Pheasant
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Pheasant, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Pheasant, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Marsh Thistle, Aspen +83 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Redstart · Kestrel +39
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Eristalis pertinax · Rhingia campestris · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Bluebell · Yorkshire-fog · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Bog Stitchwort +91
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Redstart · Kestrel +39
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Eristalis pertinax · Rhingia campestris · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Bluebell · Yorkshire-fog · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Bog Stitchwort +91
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Water AvensGeum rivale2020Water AvensGeum rivale2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021WatercressNasturtium officinale2021WatercressNasturtium officinale2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021BlinksMontia fontana2021BlinksMontia fontana2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021RaspberryRubus idaeus2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2021Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2021Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020AspenPopulus tremula2020AspenPopulus tremula2020Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2020Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2020Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2020Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020Salix x fragilis var. fragilisSalix x fragilis var. fragilis2020Salix x fragilis var. fragilisSalix x fragilis var. fragilis2020Good King HenryBlitum bonus-henricus2020Good King HenryBlitum bonus-henricus2020Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2020Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2020Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2020Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2020Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2020Wych ElmUlmus glabra2020Wych ElmUlmus glabra2020Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2020Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2020Events & activities nearby
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