old lead mine workings?
9 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
54.65316, -2.12673
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Meadowsweet, Wood Crane's-bill +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
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 routeRef NBRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,803 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +23
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Common Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +25
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Melancholy Thistle · Devil's-bit Scabious · Meadowsweet · Common Twayblade · Good King Henry +77
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Good King HenryBlitum bonus-henricus
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Great Burnet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,803 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +23
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Common Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +25
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Melancholy Thistle · Devil's-bit Scabious · Meadowsweet · Common Twayblade · Good King Henry +77
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Good King HenryBlitum bonus-henricus
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Great Burnet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBroken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensisBroken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensisMoss Carder BeeBombus muscorumMoss Carder BeeBombus muscorumRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaPodabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisSanguisorba officinalis
Sanguisorba officinalis
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGreater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chloranthaGreater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chloranthaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeNorthern BedstrawGalium borealeMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFlat-sedgeBlysmus compressusFlat-sedgeBlysmus compressusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosaShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisMilkwortPolygalaMilkwortPolygalaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumWillowSalixWillowSalixCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGlobeflowerTrollius europaeusGlobeflowerTrollius europaeusAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraEvents & activities nearby
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