Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.83360, -2.47223
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Nook Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Nook Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Wild Strawberry +34 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route600 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route100 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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The Nook Cafe and Farm Shop
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Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Swallow +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Brown Hare · Otter · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Leucozona lucorum · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Cantharis livida · Ctenicera cuprea +1
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Snowdrop · Water Avens · Wild Strawberry · Lesser Celandine · Knotgrass +37
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Swallow +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Brown Hare · Otter · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Leucozona lucorum · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Cantharis livida · Ctenicera cuprea +1
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Snowdrop · Water Avens · Wild Strawberry · Lesser Celandine · Knotgrass +37
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas