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Three cross dykes on Middle Hill

2 ha

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.40686, -2.20139

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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

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Honey Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +43 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Honey Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +43 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Bilberry Bumblebee, Eristalis horticola +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Clennell Streetrestricted byway · 8.5 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 8.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through forest ride on Middle Hill

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through forest ride on Middle Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Unenclosed round house, 200m north of Barrow CleughHistoric site600 m→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward LawHistoric site1.2 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of TrowsHistoric site1.6 km→✦Palisaded settlement on Trows LawHistoric site2 km→✦Round cairn on Shillhope LawHistoric site2.9 km→✦Russell's Cairn on Windy GyleHistoric site3.2 km→

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