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55.26752, -2.76085
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hairy Rock-cress, Feathery Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss +128 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hairy Rock-cress, Feathery Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss +128 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Forcipated Pincerwort, Bulrush, Common Sorrel +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Mother Shipton +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Mother Shipton +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos A forestry track near Ninestane Rig
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Wildlife to spot
648 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Meliscaeva cinctella · Sericomyia silentis · Painted Lady
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Juniper Haircap · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Bank Haircap · Tumid Notchwort +37
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2019 Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2019 Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2019 Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2019 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2019 Sphagnum medium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Meliscaeva cinctella · Sericomyia silentis · Painted Lady
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. Juniper Haircap · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Bank Haircap · Tumid Notchwort +37
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2019 Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2019 Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2019 Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2019 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2019 Sphagnum medium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphagnum medium2019
Sphagnum medium2019
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2019
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2019
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2019
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2019
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2019
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2019
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2019
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2019
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2019
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2019
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2019
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2019
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2019
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2019
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2019
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2019
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2019
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2019
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2019
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2019
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2019
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2019
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2019
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2019
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2019
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2019
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2019
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2019
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2019
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2019
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2019
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2019
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2019
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2019
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2019
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2019
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2019
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2019
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2019
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2019
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2019
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2019
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2019
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2019
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2019
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2019 