Broadleaved woodland near Archdeacon Newton
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.54197, -1.60591
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Darlington Loop
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
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
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Parent Bug · Avens Mining Sawfly · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner +2
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
- Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
- Woolly Vine Scale InsectPulvinaria vitis
- Broad Centurion
Hazel · Spindle · Dogwood · Creeping Thistle · Timothy +11
- HazelCorylus avellana
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Parent Bug · Avens Mining Sawfly · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner +2
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
- Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
- Woolly Vine Scale InsectPulvinaria vitis
- Broad Centurion
Hazel · Spindle · Dogwood · Creeping Thistle · Timothy +11
- HazelCorylus avellana
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chloromyia formosa
Chloromyia formosa
Greater Plantain
Greater Plantain
Plantago major
Plantago major
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisEvents & activities nearby
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