Getting here
54.72781, -1.44968
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +77 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Basil Thyme, Wild Strawberry, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +49 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Knapweed, Bladder Campion, Common Twayblade +163 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Knapweed, Bladder Campion, Common Twayblade +163 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Way of LoveWalking route
Crowtrees Heritage Walk (Red)Walking route
One of three heritage trails, but Green and Blue trails are very fragmentary on OSM.
🚴Cycling
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 14Cycling route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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