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Deer Hill

183 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome183 ha

Getting here

55.04960, -2.52371

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Sericomyia silentis +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Sericomyia silentis +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Small-white Orchid, Springy Turf-moss +157 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Small-white Orchid, Springy Turf-moss +157 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Rough Hawkbit, Meadowsweet +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Firebreak in the plantation on Tip Hill (4)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Firebreak in the plantation on Tip Hill (4)

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