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Beggardene Wood

1 ha

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.89698, -1.61242

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Gypsywort, Great Willowherb +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Gypsywort, Great Willowherb +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser, Adonis' Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser, Adonis' Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional 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
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Angel CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Station to Riverside GroundCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beggars Wood Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking south across Urpeth Wood

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking south across Urpeth Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ayton ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Redman ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱BeamishburnUrban park4 km→🌱Albert ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉CONG BURN WOODNature reserve5 km→🌱Birtley Grove ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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