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Hollywell Dene

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

54.99766, -1.98573

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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

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Wigeon, Yellowhammer +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Wigeon, Yellowhammer +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Smittia, Psychoda phalaenoides, Trichocera brevis +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Smittia, Psychoda phalaenoides, Trichocera brevis +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 11.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route166 m
Named routeRef 10Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland south of Carr Hill

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland south of Carr Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18Historic site4.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site1.6 km→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site1.1 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site1.1 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site2.8 km→🌱West GreenUrban park3.5 km→

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