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Nookton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

24 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

54.83374, -2.09660

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

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

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blanchland GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The valley of Nookton Burn southwest of Gibraltar

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The valley of Nookton Burn southwest of Gibraltar

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lead mining remains at RamshawHistoric site2.2 km→⛪Blanchland Abbey Church St Mary the VirginReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Blanchland Premonstratensian AbbeyHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy PoolHistoric site3.4 km→✦Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield HaughHistoric site4.5 km→

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