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54.53898, -1.66335
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.
Round barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Dame's-violet +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Dame's-violet +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sweet Cicely, White Dead-nettle, Raspberry +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Way of Life - Gainford to Escomb Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map Hummersknott Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hummersknott Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 715 Cycling route ▾
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
Named route Ref 715 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Sand Martin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cantharis cryptica · Small Green Nettle Weevil
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Coltsfoot · Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +21
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Sand Martin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cantharis cryptica · Small Green Nettle Weevil
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Coltsfoot · Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +21
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla2025
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Leopard's-bane Doronicum pardalianches2025
Leopard's-bane Doronicum pardalianches2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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