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Pike Law lead mine workings

154 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome154 ha

Getting here

54.68004, -2.15558

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕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), Meadow Pipit, Curlew +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Curlew +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Nimbus contaminatus, Carabus nitens, Melinopterus prodromus +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Spleenwort, Hoary Whitlowgrass · last seen 2019; Plants — Green Spleenwort, Hoary Whitlowgrass · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
High Force GeotrailWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hudeshope from Middleton GeotrailWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal 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

Old mine workings on Wester Head

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old mine workings on Wester Head

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick FellHistoric site4.5 km→✦Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force GarthHistoric site3.9 km→✦Coldberry lead mine and associated hushesHistoric site4.3 km→✦Coldberry lead mineHistoric site4.7 km→✦old lead mine workings?Historic site3.5 km→✦Barney ByreHistoric site3.8 km→

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