Low Throston deserted medieval village 2 ha
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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
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Robin 🌿 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Robin 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mallow, Nipplewort, Herb-Robert +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Mallow, Nipplewort, Herb-Robert +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Durham Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Villages Native Tree Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Villages Tree Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Way of Love Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hartlepool Headland Story Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hartlepool Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map (14) Cycling route ▾
waymarked route from North Gare to National Cycle Route 14 in Seaton Carew
Named route Ref (14) Local cycle route
Show on map to Summerhill Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 362 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 362 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref BMX
Show on map Photos The ALDI store on Dunston Road
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Wildlife to spot
27,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Magpie +34
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird
Eupeodes Eupeodes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle +31
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Magpie +34
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird
Eupeodes Eupeodes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Coltsfoot · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle +31
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Common Mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malva sylvestris2025
Malva sylvestris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2025
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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