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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.97530, -2.35504
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Porpidia tuberculosa, Peltigera hymenina +16 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Green-veined White, Early Bumblebee +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route224 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Once Brewed junction off A69 at Redburn
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Rutpela maculata · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Rhingia campestris
Betony · Heath Spotted-orchid · Meadowsweet · Monkeyflower
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Rutpela maculata · Cream-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Rhingia campestris
Betony · Heath Spotted-orchid · Meadowsweet · Monkeyflower
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023Odeles marginataOdeles marginata2023Odeles marginataOdeles marginata2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022Events & activities nearby
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