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Getting here
54.90404, -1.99767
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 Wigeon and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Purplepore Bracket +77 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Purplepore Bracket +77 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Common Carder Bee +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Common Carder Bee +2 more · last seen 2024
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Twinflower, Sneezewort, Harebell +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Twinflower, Sneezewort, Harebell +1 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Fungi — Blackfoot Polypore, Porpidia tuberculosa
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Way of LightWalking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Blanchland GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Wildlife to spot
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