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Shieling 290m south west of Benty Sike

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📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.04630, -2.48749

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tall Bog-sedge, Small-white Orchid +195 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tall Bog-sedge, Small-white Orchid +195 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Rough Hawkbit, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shieling near River Irthing

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shieling near River Irthing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Shieling at Sundayburn LinnHistoric site600 m→✦The westernmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small BurnHistoric site700 m→✦The easternmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small BurnHistoric site700 m→✦Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells BraesHistoric site700 m→✦Shieling 900m north east of RotheryhaughHistoric site1.2 km→✦Shieling, 670m south west of Spy CragsHistoric site2.5 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Cadgerford

2.8 km→

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