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Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell, 800m north west of Flinty Quarry

13 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

54.77440, -2.36991

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Swallow +67 more · last seen 2026; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Swallow +67 more · last seen 2026; Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus albimanus +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Melancholy Thistle, Water Avens, Harebell +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Porpidia tuberculosa +2 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route691 m
Named routeRef 7Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Old mine workings around Brown Gill

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old mine workings around Brown Gill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at NentheadHistoric site2.2 km→✦Smelting MillHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Fletcheras Rake lead workingsHistoric site2.2 km→✦Whitesike and Bentyfield lead mines and ore worksHistoric site1.1 km→