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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.72254, -2.17161
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Lapwing
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Lapwing
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Lapwing, Snipe +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Lapwing, Snipe +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alchemilla acutiloba, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: St. John's ChapelWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Slitt Wood and West Rigg GeotrailWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Swallow · Stonechat · Curlew · Blackbird +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects28 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +23
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bilberry · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heath Rush · Hard Shield-fern · Common Cottongrass +54
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Swallow · Stonechat · Curlew · Blackbird +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects28 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +23
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bilberry · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heath Rush · Hard Shield-fern · Common Cottongrass +54
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorumMoss Carder BeeBombus muscorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2024Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2024Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2024Gonioctena pallidaGonioctena pallida2024Gonioctena pallidaGonioctena pallida2024Barynotus moerensBarynotus moerens2024Barynotus moerensBarynotus moerens2024Stylops aterrimusStylops aterrimus2024Stylops aterrimusStylops aterrimus2024BeraeaBeraea2024BeraeaBeraea2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2023Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2024Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis2024Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2024Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Garden ArabisArabis caucasica2024Garden ArabisArabis caucasica2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Events & activities nearby
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