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Ewe Brae - Conifer woodland

32 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

55.17181, -2.69088

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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 ridingWalking trails

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

36 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 route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 10Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)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

Slopes of Glendhu Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slopes of Glendhu Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kershopehead medieval shieling 610m north east of KershopeheadHistoric site1.2 km→✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site3.4 km→✦The Currick long cairn 710m north east of Cald WellHistoric site4.5 km→

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