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Long Cairn

📷 Pete Saunders · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.15115, -2.34386

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mandarin Duck +80 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mandarin Duck +80 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crags on Snabdaugh Moor

📷 Pete Saunders · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crags on Snabdaugh Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park5 km→✦HESLEYSIDEHistoric site3.3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead in Riding WoodHistoric site3.6 km→✦Dally Castle fortified house and tower houseHistoric site700 m→✦Dally CastleHistoric site700 m→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→