Nosterfield Nature Reserve and Thornborough Henge
This walk visits the lovely Nosterfield Nature Reserve near West Tanfield.
The route then goes onto visit the nearby Thornborough Henge and Nosterfield Quarry. All three sites are located close together and well worth a visit.
The walk starts at the car park at Nosterfield Nature Reserve. Here you will find some pleasant footpaths taking you around a series of lakes. At the site there are also a number of bird hides where you can look out for a variety of water loving birds.
After exploring the reserve, head east and then south to visit Thornborough Henge. The fasainating site inlcludes several ancient structures including a cursus, henges, burial grounds and settlements. The Neolithic and Bronze Age 'ritual landscape' is similar to Salisbury Plain and dates from between 3500 and 2500 BC.
You can then continue east to visit Thornborough village before turning north to Nosterfield Quarry and Lingham Water. The site is another nature reserve with features including open water, reedbed, fen, exposed magnesian limestone, scrub, and woodland.
Postcode
DL8 2QZ - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsNosterfield Nature Reserve Ordnance Survey Map 
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Nosterfield Nature Reserve Open Street Map 
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Nosterfield Nature Reserve OS Map 
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Nosterfield Nature Reserve Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Nosterfield. Village green
Nosterfield Nature Reserve. A trio of flooded gravel pits have been fenced off, landscaped, and hides provided for bird watching.
Nosterfield Nature Reserve, near West Tanfield
A posh bird hide
Central Henge, Thornborough. The central of three henges in a complex Late Neolithic landscape
Thornborough - View of Central and Northern Henges. Blue Sky looking North.
Lingham Water, Nosterfield Quarry 1
Lingham Water, Nosterfield Quarry 2