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Countesspark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 J C Ousby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

55.12380, -2.21277

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Great Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Common Twayblade, Himalayan Balsam +232 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Border Counties Linepublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 m
Border Counties Linepublic footpath · 224 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 224 m
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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 route410 m
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countesspark Wood

📷 J C Ousby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countesspark Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Hareshaw IronworksHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St Oswald's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead and field system 320m north east of Rede BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→

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