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Hawk Side Shop

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.71003, -2.28401

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
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Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route▾
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Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
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Mineral Valleys Walk: St. John's ChapelWalking route▾
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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

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About this historic site

Hawk Side Shop is an ancient historic site covering 0 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

18 photos from nearby open sources

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Hawk Sike Hush (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawk Sike Hush (2)

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Green Hurth lead mine and ore worksHistoric site4.4 km→✦Highfield HushesHistoric site500 m→✦Lady's Rake lead mineHistoric site1.4 km→✦Former LimekilnHistoric site4.6 km→✦waterwheel pitHistoric site4.6 km→✦mine buildingHistoric site1.4 km→