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Bedlington Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland100 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Bedlington · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

55.11502, -1.59396

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bugle, Wood Forget-me-not +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Green Elfcup, Boeremia hedericola, Puccinia caricina +82 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Green Elfcup, Boeremia hedericola, Puccinia caricina +82 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Orange Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Humford Mill Stepping Stonespublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface concretePath type: footway
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Valley lineCycling route
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East lineCycling route
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Nelson lineCycling route
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Coast lineCycling route
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Horton lineCycling route
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Northburn lineCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

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Bedlington

📷 Wikipedia · Bedlington · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

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🏞️PLESSEY WOODSCountry park2.1 km→🌱Seven Oaks ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱South Quay ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️BEDLINGTONCountry park800 m→🌱Attlee ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Bedlingtonshire Golf ClubUrban park1.3 km→

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