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Meeting Brae

159 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome159 ha

Getting here

55.09479, -2.48810

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌿66+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Tall Bog-sedge and Rigid Bog-moss among those found
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Conifer Mazegill, Stinking Parachute +103 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Conifer Mazegill, Stinking Parachute +103 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tall Bog-sedge, Rigid Bog-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +63 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Tall Bog-sedge, Rigid Bog-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Goldcrest +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Goldcrest +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Goldcrest +36 more · last seen 2025; Lowland raised bog priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Common Hawker +7 more · last seen 2016

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and plantation near Meeting Brae

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and plantation near Meeting Brae

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Shieling, 500m south west of Spy CragsHistoric site2.7 km→✦Shieling, 500m east of Stowerhill PlantationHistoric site3.1 km→✦Shieling at Sundayburn LinnHistoric site4.9 km→

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