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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.86807, -1.66310
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Spotted-orchid, Wood-sorrel +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage 100 - Walridge FellWalking route▾
Named routeRef 5Round tripLocal walking route
Hedley Hall Wood Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named routeRegional walking route
Tyne-Wear TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
H100 - Beamish ValleyWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Round tripLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km▾
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Tanfield Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,930 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +32
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Emerald Damselfly
Hart's-Tongue · Marsh Woundwort · Horse-chestnut · Soft-rush · Spear Thistle +30
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,930 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +32
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Emerald Damselfly
Hart's-Tongue · Marsh Woundwort · Horse-chestnut · Soft-rush · Spear Thistle +30
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lestes sponsa2025
Lestes sponsa2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Ferruginous SawflyTenthredo ferruginea2025Ferruginous SawflyTenthredo ferruginea202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2025Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Dark SawflyTenthredo atra2025Dark SawflyTenthredo atra2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata20252025
2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025PignutConopodium majus2025PignutConopodium majus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025