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Burn Wood

13 ha

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

54.53237, -1.40208

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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
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Ragged-Robin, Selfheal +21 more · last seen 2023; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Ragged-Robin, Selfheal +21 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Guelder-rose, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ingleby - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burn Wood

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Preston ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Eaglescliffe Golf ClubUrban park3.7 km→🌱St Margarets ParkUrban park3.8 km→🐄Butterfly WorldVisitor farm3.9 km→

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