Getting here
55.36943, -2.33566
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
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1 named nearby
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Horse riding
7
7 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Route 686 · Cycling0
Dere Street · restricted byway
About this historic site
Chew Green is an ancient historic site covering 5 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Roman fort, two Roman fortlets, two Roman camps, a section of Roman road and a medieval settlement and chapel at Chew GreenHistoric site100 m→✦Brownhart Law Roman FortletHistoric site1.2 km→✦Roman campHistoric site200 m→✦Roman CampHistoric site4.2 km→✦Roman camp, 900m NNE of FeatherwoodHistoric site4.3 km→✦Round cairn on Ravens PikeHistoric site2.4 km→