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Broadleaved woodland near Wallend

1 ha

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.44994, 0.69532

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4 m
Named routeRef 174Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 174Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 174Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 174Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 174Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grain Road, Wallend

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grain Road, Wallend

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🌱Festival Playing FieldUrban park4.4 km→🌱Holy Trinity ChurchUrban park4.9 km→🌱St James ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Isle of Grain Coastal ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Queenborough ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Queenborough ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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