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Saughtree Church

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.26359, -2.69228

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
🌿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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Spearwort, Foxglove, Daisy +125 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Lesser Spearwort, Foxglove, Daisy +125 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +15 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral +7 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral +7 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route

Named route

Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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