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✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Peter Brooks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

55.14484, -2.29218

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Platismatia glauca, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +89 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Oak Moss, Platismatia glauca, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +89 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Overleaf Pellia, Flat-topped Bog-moss +10 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Clouded Drab +56 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Clouded Drab +56 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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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

Hesleyside

📷 Peter Brooks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦HESLEYSIDEHistoric site300 m→✦Romano-British farmstead in Riding WoodHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Oswald's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Hareshaw IronworksHistoric site2.7 km→

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