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Cassop Vale Colliery

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Peter Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.74494, -1.48589

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Best for

4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Way of Love

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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14 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾

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

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Cassop Vale Colliery is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Public footpath leading towards Old Cassop from Cassop Vale

📷 Peter Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath leading towards Old Cassop from Cassop Vale

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 445m

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bowburn ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bowburn Sensory GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Coxhoe ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Thornley Pit WheelHistoric site3.3 km→✦Coxhoe medieval settlementHistoric site3.3 km→✦Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House FarmHistoric site3.3 km→