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Conifer woodland near Heigh

59 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

55.45348, -2.16972

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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
National trailWalking trails

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

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over Usway Burn forest from the middle of nowhere

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over Usway Burn forest from the middle of nowhere

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of MounthoolyHistoric site4.8 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Hayhope KnoweHistoric site3.4 km→✦Shieling 950m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site4.1 km→✦Shieling 930m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site4.2 km→✦Shieling and enclosure 840m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site4.2 km→

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