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55.40518, -2.28950
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Dipper, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit +53 more · last seen 2024
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Heterosphaeria patella, Brown Puffball, Nettle Clustercup Rust +8 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Heterosphaeria patella, Brown Puffball, Nettle Clustercup Rust +8 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Platycheirus albimanus, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Platycheirus albimanus, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Urn Haircap +15 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha, Urn Haircap +15 more · last seen 2016
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,746 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Raven · Wheatear · Grey Wagtail +27
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Feral Goat · Roe Deer
Feral Goat Capra hircus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,746 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Raven · Wheatear · Grey Wagtail +27
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Curlew Numenius arquata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Feral Goat · Roe Deer
Feral Goat Capra hircus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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