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Shepherdshield - Conifer woodland

26 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

55.05845, -2.37221

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Wildlife

Lowland raised bog priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Raised bog — specialist bog birds and passage raptors

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest Road, Wark Forest near Shepherdshield

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest Road, Wark Forest near Shepherdshield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park3.5 km→✦Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee LoughHistoric site4.4 km→✦Shieling and associated building 1.45km west of Blue HemmelHistoric site3.3 km→✦Enclosed cremation cemetery and shieling 990m north of Gibbs Hill FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site4.2 km→✦Round cairn, 120m ENE of Kingscrag GateHistoric site4.4 km→

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