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The easternmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small Burn

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📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.04177, -2.48075

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bog Groove-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +130 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bog Groove-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +130 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +41 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bell's Braes and the River Irthing

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bell's Braes and the River Irthing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Shieling 290m south west of Benty SikeHistoric site700 m→✦Shieling at Sundayburn LinnHistoric site1.2 km→✦Shieling, 500m south west of Spy CragsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the CawburnHistoric site4.4 km→✦The westernmost of two shielings on the left bank of Small BurnHistoric site0 m→✦Shieling on N bank of Irthing below Bells BraesHistoric site400 m→

Nearby reservoirs

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Cadgerford

2.2 km→

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