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Coltpark Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

54.90071, -1.81517

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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

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 14

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 14Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 14Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route281 m
Named routeRef 7Length 281 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Black Pathbyway open to all traffic · 515 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 515 mPath type: track
Ennerdale & Langdale Terracebyway open to all traffic · 43 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 43 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillside above Hamsterley Colliery

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillside above Hamsterley Colliery

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🌱Crown GardensUrban park2.3 km→🦉DEEP DENENature reserve4.5 km→🌱Derwentside ParkUrban park600 m→✦Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mineHistoric site1.2 km→🌱The Dene Play AreaUrban park1.8 km→🌱Ebchester Station Picnic SiteUrban park1.8 km→

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