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Wolf Rock

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Barn Owl +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Scarlet Splash, Birch Knight, Oakbug Milkcap +32 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Scarlet Splash, Birch Knight, Oakbug Milkcap +32 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Globeflower, Melancholy Thistle, Heath Plait-moss +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Globeflower, Melancholy Thistle, Heath Plait-moss +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, White-tailed Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, White-tailed Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lakeside WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route8.9 km

Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route282 m

Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route526 m

Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.9 km

Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route6 m

Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km

Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Deadwater BlackMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Deadwater RedMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2025

Raven · House Martin · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush +32

RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
CootFulica atra2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2022

Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2025

Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Tormentil +57

GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Brown SedgeCarex disticha
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Water AvensGeum rivale
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2022
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2022
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2022
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2022
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2022
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2022
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2025

Raven · House Martin · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush +32

RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
CootFulica atra2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2022

Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2025

Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Tormentil +57

GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Brown SedgeCarex disticha
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Water AvensGeum rivale
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
PignutConopodium majus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2022
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2022
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2022
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2022
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2022
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2022
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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