Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge 3 ha
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54.54858, -1.47239
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ 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
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Silver-ground Carpet, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Silver-ground Carpet, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Fox-and-cubs · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Morton Park Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Morton Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Harrowgate Hill Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harrowgate Local cycle route
Show on map Haughton Road Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Haughton Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,829 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,829 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Mallard · Skylark · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis American Wigeon Mareca americana Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023 False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup +58
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,829 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Mallard · Skylark · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis American Wigeon Mareca americana Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023 False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup +58
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
Rose Rosa2023
Rose Rosa2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2023
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Birch Betula2023
Birch Betula2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2023
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2023
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023
Willow Salix2023
Willow Salix2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2023
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2023
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2023
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Violet Viola2023
Violet Viola2023
Sedge Carex2023
Sedge Carex2023 