Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn

0 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.43155, -2.24043

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Splendid Waxcap, Heath Waxcap +63 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Splendid Waxcap, Heath Waxcap +63 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Bilberry Bumblebee, Common Earwig +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pellia · last seen 2016; Plants — Pellia · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West side of Windy Gyle

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West side of Windy Gyle

1 / 21

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Three cross dykes on Middle HillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site2.9 km→✦Russell's Cairn on Windy GyleHistoric site700 m→✦Palisaded settlement on Trows LawHistoric site2 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of TrowsHistoric site2.4 km→✦Hayhope KnoweHistoric site2.5 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: c66bf93b-6344-435f-81af-27401f58f977