Craggy Shaw - Conifer woodland
28 ha
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
55.12705, -2.50667
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route8 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
878 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2023▾
Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Wren +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Syrphus · Peacock · Painted Lady +1
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
- SyrphusSyrphus
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
🌿Plants79 species
summerwinter
2020▾
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Two-horned Pincerwort · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Glittering Wood-moss · Springy Turf-moss +74
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2023▾
Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Wren +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Syrphus · Peacock · Painted Lady +1
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
- SyrphusSyrphus
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
🌿Plants79 species
summerwinter
2020▾
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Two-horned Pincerwort · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Glittering Wood-moss · Springy Turf-moss +74
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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