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Dam Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Little Wood Dam · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

54.82838, -1.83519

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Clover, Hawthorn, Ivy +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National 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 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Little Wood Dam

📷 Wikipedia · Little Wood Dam · CC BY-SA 3.0

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