Getting here
54.70574, -1.82966
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Robin, Greylag Goose +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Robin, Greylag Goose +80 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Garlic Mustard, Wild Strawberry +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Creeping Thistle, Himalayan Balsam +126 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Creeping Thistle, Himalayan Balsam +126 more · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Polycentropus kingi, Sericostoma personatum +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Polycentropus kingi, Sericostoma personatum +23 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route
Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route
Spurlswood WalkWalking route7.2 km
Tree WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km
🚵Mountain biking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Red route (difficult)Mountain bike route23.5 km
Black (Severe)Mountain bike route13 km
The LoopMountain bike route
Blue route (moderate)Mountain bike route14.5 km
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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