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Ewe Brae

108 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsHorses
Free entryDogs welcome108 ha

Getting here

55.18591, -2.68738

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath · last seen 2015

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Variable Oysterling, Conifer Mazegill · last seen 2017; Fungi — Torth Felen, Variable Oysterling, Conifer Mazegill · last seen 2017

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 10Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scotch Knowe

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scotch Knowe

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✦Kershopehead medieval shieling 610m north east of KershopeheadHistoric site2.1 km→✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site4.1 km→

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