old coal & lead mine workings 130 ha
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Dogs welcome 130 ha
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54.67807, -2.20731
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Curlew ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Curlew ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Pheasant +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Pheasant +79 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis intricaria +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sharp-flowered Rush, Yorkshire-fog, Carnation Sedge +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sharp-flowered Rush, Yorkshire-fog, Carnation Sedge +54 more · last seen 2025
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Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants; Plants — Meadowsweet, Alpine Bistort, Common Bistort +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Low Force Geotrail Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Local walking route
Show on map High Force Geotrail Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 Photos Grassed Limestone Pavement with Fendrith Hill Beyond
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
✦ Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell Historic site 4.4 km → ✦ Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth Historic site 3.1 km → ✦ Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg Historic site 3.4 km → ✦ Barney Byre Historic site 4.2 km → ✦ Pike Law lead mine workings Historic site 3.3 km → ✦ Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot Historic site 3.4 km → How useful was the information on this page?
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13,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,141 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Meadow Pipit · Mallard · Mistle Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Curlew Numenius arquata Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Moss Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Broken-belted Bumblebee
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis Sharp-flowered Rush · Yorkshire-fog · Carnation Sedge · Sneezewort · Sweet Vernal-grass +32
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,141 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Meadow Pipit · Mallard · Mistle Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Curlew Numenius arquata Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Moss Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Broken-belted Bumblebee
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis Sharp-flowered Rush · Yorkshire-fog · Carnation Sedge · Sneezewort · Sweet Vernal-grass +32
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus
Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare 