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Claver Hill

652 ha

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome652 ha

Getting here

55.11339, -2.36259

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +34 more · last seen 2023; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss +113 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss +113 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +5 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Forcipated Pincerwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

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

8 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 route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest track near Fairgrass Hill

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest track near Fairgrass Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park4.2 km→✦Dally Castle fortified house and tower houseHistoric site4.5 km→✦Dally CastleHistoric site4.5 km→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site1.6 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site2.1 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site4.1 km→

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