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Fawside Plantation

16 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

54.80397, -2.21233

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Allenheads Mineyard 207m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Grouse, Raven, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Grouse, Raven, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hebrew Character, Pale-shouldered Brocade, Broken-belted Bumblebee +187 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hebrew Character, Pale-shouldered Brocade, Broken-belted Bumblebee +187 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mountain Pansy, Common Twayblade, Pyrenean Scurvygrass +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mountain Pansy, Common Twayblade, Pyrenean Scurvygrass +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iodine Bonnet, Galerina pseudomycenopsis, Dwarf Bell +3 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Iodine Bonnet, Galerina pseudomycenopsis, Dwarf Bell +3 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 7Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route509 m
Named routeRef 7Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route515 m
Named routeRef 7Length 515 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plantation below Fawside

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plantation below Fawside

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope BurnHistoric site4.5 km→✦Allenheads lead ore worksHistoric site500 m→✦Allenheads Smelt MillHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→💧Dodd ReservoirReservoir2 km→✦Shorngate Cross currickHistoric site800 m→

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