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Two shielings 150m NNW of Tom's Crags

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📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.09719, -2.56940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Meadow Pipit
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +104 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +104 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +100 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +100 more · last seen 2022

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Common Hawker +8 more · last seen 2016; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Common Hawker +8 more · last seen 2016

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ford at Paddaburn House

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ford at Paddaburn House

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✦Blue Streak Rocket Test SiteHistoric site4.3 km→✦Round cairn, 220m north of Tom's CragsHistoric site100 m→✦Shieling 210m north of Irthing HeadHistoric site900 m→✦Three shielings on Foulbog Rigg; the westernmost of a group of sevenHistoric site2.4 km→✦RAF Spadeadam: Greymare Hill Missile Test AreaHistoric site4.3 km→✦W1 Blue Streak Missile Silo PrototypeHistoric site4.5 km→

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