Woodland near Forest Hall
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.02187, -1.55747
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 141m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 141m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bede's WayWalking route19 km▾
Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow
Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Blackett's Cutpublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Blackett's Cutpublic footpath · 648 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 648 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
31,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,569 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck +30
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Gadwall x MallardMareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Bronze Shieldbug
Primrose · Alder · Maidenhair Spleenwort
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,569 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck +30
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Gadwall x MallardMareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Bronze Shieldbug
Primrose · Alder · Maidenhair Spleenwort
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Troilus luridus
Troilus luridus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025