Fish Locks Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.48475, -1.46202
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route313 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Syritta pipiens · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus +8
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Lords-and-Ladies · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wood-sorrel · Ribwort Plantain · Ground-ivy +19
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Syritta pipiens · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus +8
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Lords-and-Ladies · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wood-sorrel · Ribwort Plantain · Ground-ivy +19
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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