Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.19578, -2.35185
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Tawny Owl
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Tawny Owl
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Tawny Owl, Stock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Tawny Owl, Stock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Platismatia glauca, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +69 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Golden Y, Broken-barred Carpet, Brown Rustic +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss +169 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,728 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Redstart · Blue Tit +40
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Northern Marsh-orchid · Dandelion · Herb-Robert · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail +41
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- PrimrosePrimula
- Wood Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,728 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Redstart · Blue Tit +40
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Northern Marsh-orchid · Dandelion · Herb-Robert · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail +41
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- PrimrosePrimula
- Wood Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium sylvaticum
Geranium sylvaticum
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaVioletViolaVioletViolaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLady's mantleAlchemillaLady's mantleAlchemillaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2022Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2022Events & activities nearby
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