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North Middleton medieval village

7 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Umbellifer Mildew, Thistle Rust, Golovinomyces sonchicola +16 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Umbellifer Mildew, Thistle Rust, Golovinomyces sonchicola +16 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Chaffinch, Red-legged Partridge +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Chaffinch, Red-legged Partridge +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Mesembrina meridiana +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Mesembrina meridiana +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Hemp-nettle, Maiden Pink +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Hemp-nettle, Maiden Pink +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abandoned Cottage, Middleton Old Town

Abandoned Cottage, Middleton Old Town

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