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Broomley Fell Wood

41 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

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54.92529, -1.95352

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Blackbird
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Blackbird, Fieldfare +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Yellowhammer, Blackbird, Fieldfare +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Agrimony, Bracken, Scented Mayweed +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Agrimony, Bracken, Scented Mayweed +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Historic Dilston TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route207 m

Named routeRef 72Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 72Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Linnet · Greenfinch · Chaffinch +47

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Bracken

BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Linnet · Greenfinch · Chaffinch +47

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Bracken

BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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