Linnels (or Linnolds) Bridge
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.94956, -2.07166
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Pine Weevil, Cercopis vulnerata +34 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Red Bog-moss, Purple Moor-grass +71 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route452 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Carex flacca
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