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Bowlhole Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.48388, -1.42653

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bramble +43 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bramble +43 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Sericostoma personatum, Lepidostoma hirtum +22 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Sericostoma personatum, Lepidostoma hirtum +22 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Hairy Bramble, Crab Apple +3 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route313 m
Named routeRef 165Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 14Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Fatten Hill

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Fatten Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willey Flatts ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Willey Flatts ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Medieval settlement and associated field system and post-medieval chapel, adjacent to Manor House FarmHistoric site1.5 km→✦Medieval Manorial Site of Low DinsdaleHistoric site2.8 km→🦉THE WHINNIESNature reserve4.3 km→✦Medieval moated manorial site of Low Dinsdale at the Manor HouseHistoric site2.8 km→

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