Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland Bridge
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.52258, -2.17765
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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 Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Parsley-piert, Harebell, Bilberry +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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3,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,359 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Feral Goat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Parsley-piert · Harebell · Soft-rush · Creeping Thistle · Fairy Flax +45
- Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,359 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Feral Goat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Parsley-piert · Harebell · Soft-rush · Creeping Thistle · Fairy Flax +45
- Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaDryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinerea