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Broad Wood

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

55.53258, -1.72535

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Seahouses linkCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route313 m
Named routeRef 1Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route928 m
Named routeRef 1Length 928 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route523 m
Named routeRef 1Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Hagg Wood

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Hagg Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Maurice's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→✦Preston TowerHistoric site1.5 km→✦North Charlton medieval village and open field systemHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Hilda's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Defended settlement on Dunstan Hill 400m north of Doxford FarmHistoric site3 km→✦Deserted medieval village and chapel at TughallHistoric site3.8 km→

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