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Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder

10 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

55.47761, -1.99202

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Meadow Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Hypocenomyce scalaris, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +53 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Hypocenomyce scalaris, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +53 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Oval Sedge, Pellia, Great Scented Liverwort +20 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Oval Sedge, Pellia, Great Scented Liverwort +20 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Helophilus hybridus · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

15 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 route92 m
Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Romano-British settlement east of Heddon Hill

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Romano-British settlement east of Heddon Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦CampHistoric site4.7 km→✦Cultivation TerracesHistoric site4 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands HillHistoric site4.9 km→✦Reaveley Hill cairn cemeteryHistoric site2.7 km→✦Reaveley Hill settlementHistoric site3.3 km→

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