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Cranecleugh Plantation - Conifer woodland

29 ha

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHorses
Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

55.17184, -2.52955

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route526 m
Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route680 m
Named routeRef 10Length 680 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Down the hill to the Cranecleugh Burn

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Down the hill to the Cranecleugh Burn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Kielder WaterReservoir2.3 km→💧Kielder WaterReservoir2.3 km→🌱Lewisburn Picnic PlaceUrban park4.1 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 150m ENE of Hawkhirst scout campHistoric site2.9 km→✦Haw Hill campHistoric site3.2 km→

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