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statue of the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.40082, -1.88999

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Uromyces rumicis, Umbellifer Mildew, Thistle Rust +69 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Uromyces rumicis, Umbellifer Mildew, Thistle Rust +69 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Small Garden Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Small Garden Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Field Blewits, False Chanterelle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route653 m
Named routeRef 68Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 68Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whittingham: Statue of the Third Earl of Ravensworth

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whittingham: Statue of the Third Earl of Ravensworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Deserted village of BartonHistoric site1 km→⛪St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→💧ThruntonReservoir2.4 km→✦Univallate hillfort and medieval tower, 750m East of Callaly CastleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Learchild Roman fortHistoric site3.1 km→

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