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Byrness Plantation - Conifer woodland

40 ha
DogsWalksHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

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 104m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trail; Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)

Free

Bird watching

Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds

Free

Wildlife

Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

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

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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