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Humshaugh Cricket Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Wall-rue, Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Wall-rue, Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National 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 route452 m
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route221 m
Named routeRef 72Length 221 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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