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Black Wood

21 ha

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

54.69010, -1.34824

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Blackbird
  • 🌿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 — Great Crested Grebe, Blackbird, Greylag Goose +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Blackbird, Greylag Goose +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Mallow · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Mallow · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
Way of LoveWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trimdon Parish Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 1Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 1Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 1Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coal Lane near Black Wood

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coal Lane near Black Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→💧Hurworth Burn ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Hurworth Burn ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱The CommonUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→

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