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St James's Church

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.67177, -2.22618

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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 Lapwing and Curlew
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Pheasant +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Pheasant +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sharp-flowered Rush, Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sharp-flowered Rush, Carnation Sedge, Red Fescue +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis intricaria +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Moss Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis intricaria +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
High Force GeotrailWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Church of St. James the Less, Langdon Beck

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of St. James the Less, Langdon Beck

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✦Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick FellHistoric site4.6 km→✦Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force GarthHistoric site3.2 km→✦Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken RiggHistoric site2.9 km→✦Barney ByreHistoric site4.6 km→✦old coal & lead mine workingsHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval farmstead at Pasture FootHistoric site3.1 km→

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