Conifer woodland near Usworth
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.92942, -1.53347
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Heritage Trails: cityWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage TrailsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
John Dobson StreetCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route▾
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Bus stop and woodland beside Northumberland Way (A195)
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Wildlife to spot
4,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,469 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,469 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumEvents & activities nearby
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