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Milkwellburn Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

54.91916, -1.83096

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m
Named routeRef 14Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route169 m
Named routeRef 14Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 14Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route883 m
Named routeRef 14Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland restoration in Milkwellburn Wood

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland restoration in Milkwellburn Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crown GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Greenside Millennium GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Derwentside ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mineHistoric site2.7 km→🌱High Spen ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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