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Bleachery Dene

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

54.73192, -1.32777

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Beech +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Pond-sedge, Cuckooflower, Ramsons +128 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 14

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

41 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
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Haswell to Hart Cycleway

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Haswell to Hart Cycleway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Wood House ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱The CommonUrban park1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→

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