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Buteland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 J C Ousby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

55.12290, -2.20456

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Striated Feather-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +231 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Agapetus fuscipes +31 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Agapetus fuscipes +31 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Border Counties Linepublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 m
Border Counties Linepublic footpath · 224 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 224 m
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 10Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countesspark Wood

📷 J C Ousby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countesspark Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Hareshaw IronworksHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Oswald's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The CraggHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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