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Salter House Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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54.64208, -1.34711

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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
📍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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Good match

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route

Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route

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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route902 m

Named routeRef 14Length 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route597 m

Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Wren · Coal Tit +18

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants89 species

winter

2026

Gorse · Herb-Robert · Beech · Tufted Hair-grass · Bulrush +84

GorseUlex europaeus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElmUlmus2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025
Grey AlderAlnus incana2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2025
Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Wren · Coal Tit +18

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants89 species

winter

2026

Gorse · Herb-Robert · Beech · Tufted Hair-grass · Bulrush +84

GorseUlex europaeus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElmUlmus2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025
Grey AlderAlnus incana2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2025
Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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