Plan your visit
Getting here
55.03785, -2.57569
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Chaffinch
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +37 more · last seen 2017; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +37 more · last seen 2017; Blanket bog priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +15 more · last seen 2015
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Bristly Haircap, Strict Haircap +80 more · last seen 2015
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Wildlife to spot
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