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Tute Hill

21 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

55.23534, -2.02748

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Pertusaria pertusa, Common Orange Lichen +17 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Pertusaria pertusa, Common Orange Lichen +17 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +42 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Palustriella commutata, Chalk Comb-moss +32 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Palustriella commutata, Chalk Comb-moss +32 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenleighton Moor Walk, WallingtonWalking route9.6 km

Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Wannie Line Walk, WallingtonWalking route10 km

Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.

Named routeLength 10 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route413 m
Named routeRef 68Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clear felling on Tute Hill

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clear felling on Tute Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site1.4 km→✦Bastle 80m north east of FallowleesHistoric site3.8 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 1.3km north east of Harwood HeadHistoric site2.5 km→

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