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old mine shafts

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📷 Andy Jamieson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.64110, -2.29111

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Red Grouse (scotica), Dipper +44 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Spleenwort, Fir Clubmoss, Bird's-eye Primrose +285 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Spleenwort, Fir Clubmoss, Bird's-eye Primrose +285 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Wood-sorrel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brachycentrus subnubilus, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brachycentrus subnubilus, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Danger path

📷 Andy Jamieson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Danger path

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir3 km→💧Cow Green ReservoirReservoir3 km→✦old mine shaftsHistoric site100 m→✦Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Burnt mound east of Widdy Bank FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Meldon HallHistoric site4 km→

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