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Purdom Pikes

67 ha

📷 terry gregg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Free entryDogs welcome67 ha

Getting here

55.22116, -2.62273

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera hymenina, Violella fucata, Placynthiella icmalea +30 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Peltigera hymenina, Violella fucata, Placynthiella icmalea +30 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Crossbill, Chaffinch, Siskin +32 more · last seen 2023; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Little Shaggy-moss, Waved Silk-moss +97 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Little Shaggy-moss, Waved Silk-moss +97 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Cloudberry, Raspberry, Wood-rust +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Sericomyia silentis, Orange-tip · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Sericomyia silentis, Orange-tip · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route282 m
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 terry gregg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kielder CastleHistoric site3.1 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→⚽Border ParkPlaying field3.3 km→🌱Lewisburn Picnic PlaceUrban park4 km→⛪Kielder United Reform ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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