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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.34946, -2.34814
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Plectrocnemia conspersa, Halesus radiatus +1 more · last seen 2019
Free
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Roman fort, two Roman fortlets, two Roman camps, a section of Roman road and a medieval settlement and chapel at Chew GreenHistoric site2.5 km→✦Roman campHistoric site2.5 km→✦Brownhart Law Roman FortletHistoric site3.6 km→✦Roman CampHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Francis ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Roman CampHistoric site4 km→