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Scordale lead mines

80 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome80 ha

Getting here

54.59646, -2.37413

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • ✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Dipper +61 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Dipper +61 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Tinodes dives, Philopotamus montanus, Beraea maurus +20 more · last seen 2012; Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia pocillum, Porpidia tuberculosa, Lecanora polytropa +30 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 68Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lead mine ruins above Scordale

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lead mine ruins above Scordale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, an associated field system and two round cairns 700m south west of Great CarrathHistoric site1.7 km→✦Swindale Brow prehistoric hut circle settlement, two enclosures and three round cairns, 280m SE of confluence of Swindale Beck and Hilton BeckHistoric site1.1 km→✦Swindale Beck prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, associated field system, four ring cairns, a round cairn and three hut platformsHistoric site2 km→✦Burton medieval village, associated open field system, fishpond and moated fishpond complex, and early post-medieval village and associated field systemHistoric site4.1 km→✦Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 320m south east of Dow ScarHistoric site600 m→✦Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 240m south east of Dow ScarHistoric site600 m→