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Mill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

54.89572, -1.66019

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Hedley Hall Wood 60m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Valley Views Trail, GibsideWalking route7 km

See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.

Named routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hedley Hall Wood Blue TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route

Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish

Named routeRegional walking route
Tyne-Wear TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coppy Lanepublic footpath · 361 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 361 mPath type: path
Coppy Lanepublic footpath · 413 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 413 mPath type: track
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
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
Beggars Wood Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coppy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 96 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 96 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mill Wood pond

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Wood pond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Redman ParkUrban park800 m→🌱BeamishburnUrban park1.2 km→🌱Oakey's ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Watergate Forest ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Birkheads Secret GardensUrban park1.1 km→✦Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, CauseyHistoric site1.6 km→

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