✦ Historic site

Wolf Rock

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.25516, -2.52509

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Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lakeside WayWalking route▾

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route8.9 km▾

Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route282 m▾

Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route526 m▾

Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.9 km▾

Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route6 m▾

Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾

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Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾

Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾

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Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾

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Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾

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Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

About this historic site

Wolf Rock is an ancient historic site. 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

777 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds37 species recorded

Goldeneye · Raven · Barn Owl

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Mammals5 species recorded

Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle

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Reptiles1 species recorded

Adder

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Amphibians2 species recorded

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Plants62 species recorded

Tormentil · Globeflower · Marsh Hawk's-beard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Bookable tours

🌱 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

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Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⚽Border ParkPlaying field4 km→✦Kielder CastleHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Kielder Burn Picnic SiteUrban park1.5 km→⛪Kielder United Reform ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Bran's Walls Romano-British enclosed settlements, 400m SSE of Kielder HeadHistoric site1.9 km→✦Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular buildingHistoric site2.1 km→