Chopwell Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.91994, -1.79207
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newlands to Shotley Bridgr Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Surface unpaved
Show on map Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 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 route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 257 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 732 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 732 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 243 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 243 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 169 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 169 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Powerline Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,198 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Golden Spider Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Chirosia betuleti · Trioza remota · Common Darter +2
Golden Spider Beetle Niptus hololeucus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Trioza remota Trioza remota Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Garlic Mustard · Red Clover · Ivy · Harebell · Sycamore +56
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Clover Trifolium pratense Ivy Hedera helix Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,198 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Golden Spider Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Chirosia betuleti · Trioza remota · Common Darter +2
Golden Spider Beetle Niptus hololeucus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Trioza remota Trioza remota Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Garlic Mustard · Red Clover · Ivy · Harebell · Sycamore +56
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Clover Trifolium pratense Ivy Hedera helix Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Dryopteris lacunosa Dryopteris lacunosa
Dryopteris lacunosa Dryopteris lacunosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
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