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Cube Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.89151, -1.55769

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Great Lumley Village LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Chester-le-Street Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Angel CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Station to Riverside GroundCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beggars Wood Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moto Washington Birtley southbound A1M services

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moto Washington Birtley southbound A1M services

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Ayton ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Albany ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Princess Anne ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦LAMBTON CASTLEHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park4.1 km→

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