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Seven Linns

96 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome96 ha

Getting here

55.11358, -2.48557

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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
  • 🍄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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Conifer Mazegill, Stinking Parachute +103 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Conifer Mazegill, Stinking Parachute +103 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +7 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rusty Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Red-stemmed Feather-moss +84 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Rusty Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Red-stemmed Feather-moss +84 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Forcipated Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chirdon Burn from Seven Linns Gorge

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chirdon Burn from Seven Linns Gorge

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