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Blackaburn

49 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

55.09999, -2.34964

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Bifid Crestwort +78 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Bifid Crestwort +78 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +9 more · last seen 2019

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National 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 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route777 m
Named routeRef 10Length 777 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry road junction near Blackaburn

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry road junction near Blackaburn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2.5 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site700 m→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site3.3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site3.6 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site3.9 km→✦Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge HouseHistoric site4.3 km→

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