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Gilesgate Allotments

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

54.77595, -1.55736

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingCaféCampsiteParking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Ramsons, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Snowdrop, Ivy +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Carabus nemoralis +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 117 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Magdalene Heightspublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
St Giles Closepublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: service
Elvet Watersidepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beware of Boats

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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