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Roman Signal Station

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.51042, -2.08319

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Curled Hook-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Tree-moss +16 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Curled Hook-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Tree-moss +16 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m
Named routeRef 70Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 70Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route543 m
Named routeRef 70Length 543 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 70Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snow defence fencing on north side of A66

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow defence fencing on north side of A66

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman aqueduct, prehistoric field systems, cairnfield, enclosure and round cairn on RavockHistoric site2.3 km→✦Late prehistoric settlementHistoric site2.1 km→✦Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouseHistoric site2.1 km→✦Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouseHistoric site2.2 km→✦Romano-British settlementHistoric site2.2 km→✦Late prehistoric walled settlementHistoric site2.2 km→

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