Conifer woodland near Falstone
56 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha
Getting here
55.19204, -2.45817
Open directionsv
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 63m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 63m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
N/ACycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Haul Roadbridleway · 2.6 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Photos
Waterstones at Kielder Dam
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Wildlife to spot
1,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Swallow +50
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis arbustorum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Swallow +50
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- TealAnas crecca
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis arbustorum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor2025
Poecilus versicolor2025
EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Events & activities nearby
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