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Broadpool 2

· Forestry England

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

A useful outdoor place with open-data visitor information.

Free entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.06552, -2.29358

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this reservoir

Broadpool 2 is a reservoir managed by Forestry England within their forest estate. Managed by Forestry England, the site is actively maintained for recreation and conservation.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Forest track, Broadpool, Wark Forest

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest track, Broadpool, Wark Forest

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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
Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34Historic site4.2 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site4.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coventina's Well and the field boundary at Brown Dikes in wall miles 31 and 32Historic site4.9 km→✦Milecastle 32 (Carraw)Historic site4.8 km→✦Milecastle 34 (Grindon)Historic site4.1 km→

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