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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
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55.05199, -2.36987
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa, Cladonia ochrochlora +26 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Cladonia sulphurina, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa, Cladonia ochrochlora +26 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str. +69 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str. +69 more · last seen 2021
Free
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riever Trails: The Sill Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 115 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 7.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 434 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 434 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill Circular Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Stonehaugh Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾
Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,074 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,074 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cuckoo · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow +8
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Ringlet · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Common Blue +20
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 42 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Magellanic Bog-moss · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Sphagnum palustre var. palustre +37
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2018 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2018 Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum2018 Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2018 Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,074 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cuckoo · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swallow +8
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Ringlet · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Common Blue +20
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 42 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Magellanic Bog-moss · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Sphagnum palustre var. palustre +37
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2018 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2018 Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum2018 Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2018 Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia2019
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2019
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2019
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2019
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2016
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2016 2018
2018
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2018
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2018
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2018
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2018
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2018
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2018
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2018
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2018
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2018
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2018
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2018
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2018
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2018
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2018
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2018
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2018
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2018
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2018
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2018
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2018
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2018
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2018
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2018
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2018
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2018
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2018
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2018
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2018
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2018
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2018
Sphagnum fuscum Sphagnum fuscum2018
Sphagnum fuscum Sphagnum fuscum2018
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum2018
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum2018
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2018
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2018
Swamp Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2018
Swamp Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2018
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2018
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2018
Fine Bog-moss Sphagnum angustifolium2018
Fine Bog-moss Sphagnum angustifolium2018
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2018
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2018
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2018
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2018
Austin's Bog-moss Sphagnum austinii2018
Austin's Bog-moss Sphagnum austinii2018
Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum2018
Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum2018
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2018
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2018
Pellucid Plait-moss Hypnum imponens2018
Pellucid Plait-moss Hypnum imponens2018
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2018
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2018
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2018
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2018
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2018
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2018
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2018
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2018
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2018
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2018
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2018
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2018
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2018
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2018 