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Getting here
55.15539, -2.28714
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Pertusaria pertusa, Usnea subfloridana +63 more · last seen 2014
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche siltalai +8 more · last seen 2015
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Route 686Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Wildlife to spot
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