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Haughstrother Wood

31 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

54.96231, -2.37691

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Raspberry Beetle, Banded Demoiselle · last seen 2023; Insects — Raspberry Beetle, Banded Demoiselle · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Unthank Roadpublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Haughstrother Wood

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site3.3 km→✦Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestonesHistoric site3.3 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site4.2 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Redburn ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Redburn ParkUrban park2 km→

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