Hetton Houses Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.84763, -1.46159
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
- 🅿️Parking 342m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 342m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £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 hiking route nearby: Way of Learning
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km▾
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
35,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Greenfinch · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Bullfinch +39
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Sphaerophoria · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eupeodes corollae +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Melangyna umbellatarum
Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Red Dead-nettle +56
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Greenfinch · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Bullfinch +39
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Sphaerophoria · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eupeodes corollae +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Melangyna umbellatarum
Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Red Dead-nettle +56
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum
MelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostoma7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
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Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Events & activities nearby
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