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High Capon Edge

208 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome208 ha

Getting here

55.10336, -2.38221

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dark Crottle, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Oak Moss +54 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Dark Crottle, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Oak Moss +54 more · last seen 2017

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Bifid Crestwort +104 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Bifid Crestwort +104 more · last seen 2019

Free

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Robin +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +13 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Blackfoot Polypore, Deceptive Earthtongue +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National 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 route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain 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

Track in the plantation on High Capon Edge

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in the plantation on High Capon Edge

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park4.1 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site2 km→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site2.1 km→

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