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Middlehill Wood - Conifer woodland

37 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

54.94658, -2.58218

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Wildlife

Lowland raised bog priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Raised bog — specialist bog birds and passage raptors

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old mining area on Denton Fell

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old mining area on Denton Fell

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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 site4.9 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 site4.9 km→✦Poltross Burn MilecastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦POW Camp 18Historic site4.7 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48Historic site4.9 km→✦Birdoswald Roman FortHistoric site4.9 km→

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