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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

54.89844, -1.79816

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Harebell, Meadow Vetchling, Bilberry +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Blackthorn, Beech +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Southfield Lanepublic footpath · 790 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 790 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route257 m
Named routeRef 14Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 14Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route281 m
Named routeRef 7Length 281 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forge Lanebyway open to all traffic · 139 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 139 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Attacks on High Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Derwent Park (Rowlands Gill)Urban park4.5 km→🌱Crown GardensUrban park2.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.8 km→🦉DEEP DENENature reserve3.5 km→🐄Community Garden produce stallVisitor farm4.7 km→✦Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mineHistoric site600 m→

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