Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge

1 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.81450, -2.44520

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféCampsiteParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Rabbit, Hedgehog, Mole +12 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Ramalina farinacea, Netted Shield Lichen +27 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Betony, Meadowsweet +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Gossipgatebridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private bridge across the River Nent

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private bridge across the River Nent

1 / 21

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Augustine's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🌱Fairhill Recreation GroundUrban park800 m→🐄The Nook Farm ShopVisitor farm2.7 km→✦Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle NookHistoric site2.8 km→✦Whitley CastleHistoric site2.8 km→✦Fletcheras Rake lead workingsHistoric site4.5 km→