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Clinty Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

54.93946, -1.82401

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Montbretia, Welsh Poppy, Greater Featherwort +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella pellucens +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella pellucens +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m
Named routeRef 14Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route169 m
Named routeRef 14Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 14Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Engine Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flowering gorse at the edge of Clinty Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flowering gorse at the edge of Clinty Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tyne Riverside Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Crown GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Eastwoods ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉CASTLEFIELDS WOODNature reserve3.3 km→

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