Medieval Manorial Site of Low Dinsdale
7 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.49311, -1.46724
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: THE MANOR HOUSE
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Lepidostoma hirtum +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Haughton Road RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HaughtonLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Victorian Post Box, Low Dinsdale
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Wildlife to spot
4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Mallard +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Syritta pipiens · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Cantharis nigricans +9
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Xylota sylvarum
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Greater Plantain · Tall Fescue +43
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Mallard +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Syritta pipiens · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Cantharis nigricans +9
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Xylota sylvarum
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Greater Plantain · Tall Fescue +43
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum20242024
2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum2024Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2024Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024