Getting here
54.64712, -2.16950
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
5 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale) · Walking0
Low Force Geotrail · Walking4 km
High Force Geotrail · Walking6.5 km
Holwick Head Bridge · public footpath
About this historic site
Barney Byre is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 465m
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash BeckHistoric site3 km→✦Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick FellHistoric site800 m→✦Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken RiggHistoric site2.7 km→✦Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force GarthHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck ForceHistoric site2 km→✦Coldberry lead mine and associated hushesHistoric site4.4 km→