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Hemmels Fell

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

54.93789, -1.99128

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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
🐕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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Linnet, Yellowhammer, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Linnet, Yellowhammer, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood-sedge, Creeping Lady's-tresses, Woodruff +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Cicadella viridis +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Bulrush +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Historic Dilston TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National 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 route2.6 km

Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route207 m

Named routeRef 72Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 72Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Linnet · Coal Tit · Redwing · Goldcrest +48

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Linnet · Coal Tit · Redwing · Goldcrest +48

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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