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Newcastleton Skills Park

2 ha

📷 Andrew Tryon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.18348, -2.79357

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pine Powdercap, Yellowleg Bonnet, Sprucecone Cap +48 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Pine Powdercap, Yellowleg Bonnet, Sprucecone Cap +48 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Wainscot, Rosy Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing +81 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Wainscot, Rosy Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing +81 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 10Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route271 m
Named routeRef 10Length 271 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 10Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
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Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cabin in the Woods at Whithaugh Park

📷 Andrew Tryon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cabin in the Woods at Whithaugh Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Whithaugh TowerHistoric site700 m→⛪Castleton Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🪦Ettleton CemeteryCemetery2.9 km→✦Liddel CastleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Foulshiels, SettlementHistoric site3 km→✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site3.6 km→

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