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Henry Thomas Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

54.90445, -1.93961

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Farmland north of Long Wood

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland north of Long Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 490m SSE of Apperley DeneHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St John the Divine ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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