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Seven Sisters round barrow

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Herb-Robert, Hedge Bindweed +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Herb-Robert, Hedge Bindweed +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Guelder-rose +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, 14-spot Ladybird, Sphaerophoria +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 14-spot Ladybird, Sphaerophoria +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Dragonfly routeWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Shrew routeWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Heron routeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 70Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 70Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Greenfinch · Kestrel · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Bullfinch +40

GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
MelanostomaMelanostoma
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Red Dead-nettle +57

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Greenfinch · Kestrel · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Bullfinch +40

GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
MelanostomaMelanostoma
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Red Dead-nettle +57

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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