Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
55.27407, -2.22478
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- ✦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, Swallow, Willow Warbler +60 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Willow Warbler +60 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Photos
Cord Rig in Yatesfield prehistoric fields
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
478 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
478 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Tawny Owl · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Robin +48
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2018
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2018▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Stoat · Wood Mouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2018
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Chirosia betuleti +6
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2019
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2019
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2019
- Greater Horntail Wasp
Heath Spotted-orchid
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
478 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Tawny Owl · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Robin +48
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2018
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2018▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Stoat · Wood Mouse
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- StoatMustela erminea subsp. erminea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2018
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Chirosia betuleti +6
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2019
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2019
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2019
- Greater Horntail Wasp
Heath Spotted-orchid
- Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Urocerus gigas2019
Urocerus gigas2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2018Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2018White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2018White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2018Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018Events & activities nearby
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