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Calvert Kielder

3,531 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Mountain bikesWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3,531 ha

Getting here

55.15451, -2.50568

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

12 activities

Mountain biking

2 MTB/downhill trail(s)

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

5 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 152.3 km

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Marchantiana asserigena, Micarea ternaria, Lecanora intricata +57 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Marchantiana asserigena, Micarea ternaria, Lecanora intricata +57 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bloody Bush Roadbridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
Bloody Bush Roadbridleway · 236 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mPath type: track
Bloody Bush Roadbridleway · 677 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 677 mPath type: track
Bloody Bush Roadbridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mPath type: track
Bloody Bush Roadbridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing in the Forest

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing in the Forest

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💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.8 km→💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.8 km→

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