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Birsley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

55.38376, -1.82632

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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
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bilberry, Hare's-foot Clover +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Chickweed Wintergreen, Great Scented Liverwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Herald, Platycheirus albimanus +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Herald, Platycheirus albimanus +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath towards Birsley Wood

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath towards Birsley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Alnwick Moor bell pitsHistoric site2.2 km→✦Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field systemHistoric site3.5 km→⛪The Parish Church of St John the BaptistReligious grounds900 m→✦Learchild Roman fortHistoric site1.7 km→✦Learchild Roman fortHistoric site1.7 km→⛪Bolton ChapelReligious grounds3.7 km→

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