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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.30187, -2.35703
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Siskin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Siskin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Wall Lettuce +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Wall Lettuce +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sphegina sibirica, Larch Ladybird, Vine Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphegina sibirica, Larch Ladybird, Vine Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Rowan, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
932 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 932 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Siskin · Goldcrest · Crossbill +50
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Indet. Deer · Red Squirrel
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Wall Lizard · Adder
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Adder Vipera berus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
frogs and toads
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Larch Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug +5
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica2023 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Waved Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Lettuce · Heath Spotted-orchid · Cuckooflower +25
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2022 Beech Fagus sylvatica2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 932 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Siskin · Goldcrest · Crossbill +50
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Indet. Deer · Red Squirrel
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Wall Lizard · Adder
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Adder Vipera berus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
frogs and toads
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Larch Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug +5
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica2023 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Waved Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Lettuce · Heath Spotted-orchid · Cuckooflower +25
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2022 Beech Fagus sylvatica2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bombus monticola2023
Bombus monticola2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Meniscus midges Dixella obscura2022
Meniscus midges Dixella obscura2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yew Taxus baccata2022
Yew Taxus baccata2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2022
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
daffodils Narcissus2022
daffodils Narcissus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Water Avens Geum rivale2022
Water Avens Geum rivale2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2022
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2022
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2022
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense var. sativum2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense var. sativum2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
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