Conifer woodland near Deaf Hill
28 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
54.72318, -1.39743
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Way of Love
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Way of LoveWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
38 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
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Wingate Road Deaf Hill County Durham
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Wildlife to spot
14,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,002 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rook · Wren · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin +25
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Greater Knapweed · Small Scabious · Common Twayblade · Common Eyebright · Crosswort +119
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,002 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rook · Wren · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin +25
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Greater Knapweed · Small Scabious · Common Twayblade · Common Eyebright · Crosswort +119
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas