Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.20399, -2.35763
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Tawny Owl
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Tawny Owl
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Tawny Owl, Stock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Tawny Owl, Stock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Beautiful Golden Y +99 more · last seen 2023; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Lepraria incana s. lat., Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +65 more · last seen 2013
Varies
Grade II* listed building: BLACK MIDDENS BASTLEHOUSE CIRCA 1/2 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF COMB; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss +110 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Ruined farmhouse & bastle at Black Middens
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