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Conifer woodland near Heigh

26 ha

📷 Sarah Dalrymple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

55.43097, -2.19063

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

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
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Clennell Streetrestricted byway · 2.9 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2.9 kmPath type: bridleway
Salter's Roadrestricted byway · 5.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 5.1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rory's Still

📷 Sarah Dalrymple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rory's Still

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Three cross dykes on Middle HillHistoric site2.8 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site3.4 km→✦Russell's Cairn on Windy GyleHistoric site2.5 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward LawHistoric site2.6 km→✦Palisaded settlement on Trows LawHistoric site3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of TrowsHistoric site3.1 km→

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