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Historic site

Blackbrough Hill

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

Getting here

55.45292, -2.30421

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

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Historic site

Wildlife

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Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 named nearby

Named route
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Cycling

2

2 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Yetholm Orange route · Cycling22 km
Border Loop · Cycling0

About this historic site

Blackbrough Hill is an ancient historic site covering 1 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

Photos

The ramparts of the hill fort on Blackbrough Hill

The ramparts of the hill fort on Blackbrough Hill

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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
✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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