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High Criffels Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

55.08343, -2.23903

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Grey Heron, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Grey Heron, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 10Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodley Shield Farm

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodley Shield Farm

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Nearby places

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Mungo's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦NUNWICKHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Chipchase TowerHistoric site3.5 km→

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