Hetton Houses Wood
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
54.83011, -1.46505
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Mallard, Lapwing, Coot +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Gorse, Creeping Thistle +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Gorse, Creeping Thistle +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km▾
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
42 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
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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