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St Luke's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.16602, -2.36131

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Reivers' Route
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +13 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Matchstick Flapwort, Taylor's Flapwort, Marsh Bryum +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former church of St. Luke, Greystead

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former church of St. Luke, Greystead

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🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park3.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦HESLEYSIDEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Romano-British farmstead in Riding WoodHistoric site4.9 km→💧SidwoodReservoir3.3 km→✦Dally CastleHistoric site1.5 km→