Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.51683, -2.18109
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bell Heather, Male-fern, Common Bent +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route▾
to keep main route contiguous for route analysis
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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College Valley below Southernknowe
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Wildlife to spot
3,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,649 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Wren · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rabbit · Feral Goat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Heather · Squirreltail Fescue · Harebell · Lady's Bedstraw · Gorse +44
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,649 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Wren · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rabbit · Feral Goat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Heather · Squirreltail Fescue · Harebell · Lady's Bedstraw · Gorse +44
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas