Long cairn 360m south west of Dour Hill 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.31274, -2.32871
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sphegina sibirica, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche pellucidula +10 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Sphegina sibirica, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche pellucidula +10 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wall Lettuce · last seen 2023; Plants — Wall Lettuce · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Dour Hill - Trig Pillar S7697
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Wildlife to spot
922 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 922 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Dipper +51
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2018 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2018 Adder
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Hydropsyche siltalai · Bilberry Bumblebee +8
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2018 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2018 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Wall Lettuce
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 922 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Dipper +51
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2018 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2018 Adder
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Hydropsyche siltalai · Bilberry Bumblebee +8
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2018 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2018 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Wall Lettuce
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2018
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2018
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2018
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2018
Potamophylax latipennis Potamophylax latipennis2018
Potamophylax latipennis Potamophylax latipennis2018
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2018
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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