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Castle Crag Forest

351 ha

📷 Pete Saunders · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome351 ha

Getting here

55.30515, -2.42751

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Dark Crottle, Platismatia glauca +120 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Dark Crottle, Platismatia glauca +120 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red Admiral · last seen 2017

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +107 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +107 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry, Crowberry agg. +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cairn above Castle Crag Forest

📷 Pete Saunders · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn above Castle Crag Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Francis ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦The Three Kings four poster stone circle and round cairnHistoric site4.5 km→✦Three Kings Stone CircleHistoric site4.5 km→

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