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Coldberry lead mine

✦ Ancient woodland72 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome72 ha

Getting here

54.65621, -2.09574

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3 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

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Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
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Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾

Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway

Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km▾
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

About this historic site

Coldberry lead mine is an ancient historic site covering 72 hectares. 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

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Coldberry Lead Mine

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coldberry Lead Mine

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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
✦ 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

✦Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash BeckHistoric site4.6 km→✦Coldberry lead mine and associated hushesHistoric site500 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦old lead mine workings?Historic site2 km→✦Barney ByreHistoric site4.9 km→✦old mine workings ?Historic site1.7 km→