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Rowgill Cleugh

73 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome73 ha

Getting here

54.76933, -2.53185

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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
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Curlew +34 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water Earwort, Broom Fork-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Earwort, Broom Fork-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Cheilosia, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Cheilosia, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 68Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m
Named routeRef 68Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moorland around Rowgill Cleugh

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moorland around Rowgill Cleugh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill BurnHistoric site4.4 km→✦Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kilnHistoric site2.8 km→✦Parkin's Stones round cairn on the summit of Benty HillHistoric site1.7 km→✦Rotherhopefell lead and fluorspar mines and ore worksHistoric site3.9 km→

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