Getting here
54.83492, -1.84952
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Lydgett's Junction car park 200m away — 18 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Lydgett's Junction car park 200m away — 18 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Blackthorn, Red Clover +36 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Way of LightWalking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 14Cycling route
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Route 14Cycling route
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Route 7Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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