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Backstone Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.76706, -1.89491

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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 270m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Devil's-bit Scabious, Pill Sedge +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Blackthorn, Beech +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3)Walking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wolsingham Family WalkWalking route2.4 km
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tow LawWalking route
Named routeRef 20Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km
Named routeRef 7Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 7Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 629 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 629 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 19 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Backstone Bank Wood

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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