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Parkin's Stones round cairn on the summit of Benty Hill

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📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.78132, -2.51567

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Golden Plover +36 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sneezewort, Bugle, Marsh-marigold +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sneezewort, Bugle, Marsh-marigold +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Bilberry Bumblebee, Small Heath · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Bilberry Bumblebee, Small Heath · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.9 km
Named routeRef 7Length 12.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cairn on Benty Hill

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn on Benty Hill

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Nearby places

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✦Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kilnHistoric site3.7 km→✦Rotherhopefell lead and fluorspar mines and ore worksHistoric site2.9 km→

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