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Getting here
54.78394, -2.33699
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025; Calaminarian grassland — rare metalliferous vegetation
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Baeomyces rufus, Cetraria aculeata, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +113 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Herald, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Drusus annulatus +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Haircap, Crenulated Flapwort, Fringed Bog-moss +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route691 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route168 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Site of the smelt mill at Nenthead
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Wildlife to spot
2,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,427 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Swallow +35
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma mellinum · Syrphus · Leucozona lucorum · Rhingia campestris +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · White Earwort · Fringed Bog-moss · Pale Thread-moss +58
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
- Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2024
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,427 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Swallow +35
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma mellinum · Syrphus · Leucozona lucorum · Rhingia campestris +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · White Earwort · Fringed Bog-moss · Pale Thread-moss +58
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
- Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2024
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malthodes marginatus
Malthodes marginatus
Malthodes marginatus
Malthodes marginatus
AphodiusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Ceratodon purpureus2024
Ceratodon purpureus2024
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024GreasewortAneura pinguis2024GreasewortAneura pinguis2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensAlpine Penny-CressNoccaea caerulescensPyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaicaPyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaicaStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2024Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2024Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2024Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Gymnocolea inflataGymnocolea inflata2024Gymnocolea inflataGymnocolea inflata2024Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2024Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimumBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum2024Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimumBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum2024Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2024Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2024Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024