Getting here
54.91189, -1.67813
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
- 🅿️Parking 226m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 226m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Bowes Railway Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Valley Views Trail, GibsideWalking route7 km
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Hedley Hall Wood Blue TrailWalking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Tyne-Wear TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 14Cycling route
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Angel CyclewayCycling route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Link RouteCycling route
Beggars Wood Cycle RouteCycling route
🐴Horse riding
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
St Cuthbert's Roadbridleway · 1.1 km
Bowes Railway Pathbridleway · 147 m
Bowes Railway Pathbridleway · 53 m
St Cuthbert's Roadbridleway · 140 m
Bowes Railway Pathbridleway · 11 m
Wildlife to spot
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