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West Wood - Conifer woodland

45 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

55.20697, -2.34422

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m
Named routeRef 10Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shipley Shiels from north-west

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shipley Shiels from north-west

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park1.3 km→💧SidwoodReservoir1.5 km→✦Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black MiddingsHistoric site900 m→✦Bastle: Black MiddensHistoric site1 km→✦Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood CottageHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Aidan's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Sidwood

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→

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