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Hillgill Plantation - Conifer woodland

57 ha

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

54.58566, -2.10062

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 397m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km

Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway

Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across Lunedale [1971]

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across Lunedale [1971]

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mickleton Station Picnic AreaUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→💧Grassholme ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Grassholme ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Selset ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→💧Selset ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→

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