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Memmerkirk Chapel

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📷 Kenneth Ross · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Bighead Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Bighead Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap +13 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Red Admiral +7 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Red Admiral +7 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Monkeyflower Species · last seen 2019; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Monkeyflower Species · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2024

Dipper · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Cuckoo · Crossbill +28

DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
RobinErithacus rubecula2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2016

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2018

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2023

Green-veined White · Dor Beetle · Lype phaeopa · Red Admiral · Peacock +1

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Dor BeetleGeotrupes
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
PeacockAglais io2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016

🍄

Fungi10 species

spring

2020

Yellow Fieldcap · Bighead Inkcap · Shaggy Bracket · Sycamore Tarspot · Dryad's Saddle +5

Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bighead InkcapCoprinopsis macrocephala
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2017
Horn StalkballOnygena equina2017
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2017

🌿

Plants95 species

summer

2019

Bilberry · Bracken · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Sheep's Sorrel +90

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2016
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2016
Common SedgeCarex nigra2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2016
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2016
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2016
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2016
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2016
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2016
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2016
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2016
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2016
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Red FescueFestuca rubra2016
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2016
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
BugleAjuga reptans2016
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2016
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2016
BroomCytisus scoparius2016
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Quaking-grassBriza media2016
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2016
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
PignutConopodium majus2016
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2016
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Pale HawkweedHieracium orimeles2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
CowslipPrimula veris2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2016
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2016
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2016
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2024

Dipper · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Cuckoo · Crossbill +28

DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
RobinErithacus rubecula2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2016

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2018

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2023

Green-veined White · Dor Beetle · Lype phaeopa · Red Admiral · Peacock +1

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Dor BeetleGeotrupes
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
PeacockAglais io2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016

🍄

Fungi10 species

spring

2020

Yellow Fieldcap · Bighead Inkcap · Shaggy Bracket · Sycamore Tarspot · Dryad's Saddle +5

Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bighead InkcapCoprinopsis macrocephala
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2017
Horn StalkballOnygena equina2017
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2017

🌿

Plants95 species

summer

2019

Bilberry · Bracken · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Sheep's Sorrel +90

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2016
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2016
Common SedgeCarex nigra2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2016
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2016
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2016
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2016
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2016
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2016
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2016
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2016
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2016
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Red FescueFestuca rubra2016
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2016
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
BugleAjuga reptans2016
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2016
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2016
BroomCytisus scoparius2016
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Quaking-grassBriza media2016
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2016
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
PignutConopodium majus2016
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2016
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Pale HawkweedHieracium orimeles2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
CowslipPrimula veris2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2016
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2016
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2016
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Ross · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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