DogsWalksWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
54.47489, -1.98339
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
🚶
Walking
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.2 km
Named routeRef 71Length 13.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 70Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham MoorHistoric site3.7 km→✦Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham MoorHistoric site4.4 km→✦Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site4.7 km→✦A cairn and a carved rock west of Cowclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 460m west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site4.1 km→✦Scargill fortified house, medieval settlement and associated field systemHistoric site4.4 km→✦A cairn, east of Scale Knoll Allotment, 260m south west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site4.5 km→
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