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Lead mining remains at Ramshaw

7 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.82233, -2.06788

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Meadow Pipit
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecidea plana, Baeomyces rufus +56 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Townfield Cottagespublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: track
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 7Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sikehead lead smelting flue (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sikehead lead smelting flue (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Blanchland Abbey Church St Mary the VirginReligious grounds3 km→✦Blanchland Premonstratensian AbbeyHistoric site3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Burnhope Lead MineHistoric site4.9 km→✦Sandyford Lead MineHistoric site1.3 km→✦Tower house in the churchyard of St James's ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→