Getting here
54.70357, -2.30210
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Deconica coprophila +41 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Deconica coprophila +41 more · last seen 2013
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Globeflower, Green Spleenwort, Sneezewort +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Globeflower, Green Spleenwort, Sneezewort +77 more · last seen 2025
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, Moss Carder Bee, Calathus melanocephalus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Moss Carder Bee, Calathus melanocephalus +24 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 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
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Wildlife to spot
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