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Birks Wood

13 ha

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

54.83628, -1.88676

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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 55m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua +36 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

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
David's Bridgepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over the moors from Castleside

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over the moors from Castleside

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🏞️ALLENSFORDCountry park1.4 km→🦉ALLENSFORD WOODSNature reserve1.5 km→🌱Allensford ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Allensford blast furnaceHistoric site1.4 km→🌱The Heaps Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Genesis Way ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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