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Collering Hill

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

55.01177, -2.58004

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap, Heath Plait-moss +169 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Marbled Carpet +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Marbled Carpet +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Conifer Mazegill, Rufous Milkcap +4 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Oak Moss, Conifer Mazegill, Rufous Milkcap +4 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route557 m
Named routeRef 72Length 557 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 72Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 72Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 72Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The eastern slopes of Collering Hill

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The eastern slopes of Collering Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall, vallum, section of the Stanegate Roman road and a Roman temporary camp between the B6318 road and Poltross Burn in wall miles 46 and 47Historic site3.3 km→✦Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46Historic site4.6 km→🌱Walltown Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Carvoran Roman fort and the west side of the B6318 road in wall mile 46Historic site4.1 km→✦Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50Historic site3 km→✦Thirlwall CastleHistoric site3.9 km→

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