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Ashburn Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

54.57437, -2.02982

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 417m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths 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
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km

Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway

Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Hannah's Meadow WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Between two valleys, west of East Briscoe

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Between two valleys, west of East Briscoe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Mickleton Station Picnic AreaUrban park3.7 km→✦LARTINGTON HALLHistoric site4.8 km→💧Hury ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Hury ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→🌱Hagg GroundsUrban park3 km→

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