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Woodland near Leadgate

53 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome53 ha

Getting here

54.76887, -2.50690

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 332m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.9 km
Named routeRef 7Length 12.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Maiden Waybridleway · 948 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 948 mPath type: track
Maiden Waybridleway · 1.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.9 kmPath type: track
Maiden Waybridleway · 337 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 337 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and moorland in the parish of Glassonby

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and moorland in the parish of Glassonby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill BurnHistoric site4.6 km→✦Parkin's Stones round cairn on the summit of Benty HillHistoric site1.5 km→✦Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kilnHistoric site4.3 km→✦Rotherhopefell lead and fluorspar mines and ore worksHistoric site2.3 km→

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