Getting here
55.34582, -2.29576
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Skylark
- ✦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
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +25 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Wildlife
Strong match
Upland flushes, fens and swamps priority habitat; Birds — Swallow, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +25 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cicadella viridis · last seen 2021; Insects — Cicadella viridis · last seen 2021
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Tormentil, Heath Bedstraw +1 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Tormentil, Heath Bedstraw +1 more · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 686Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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