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Karen's Wood

175 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome175 ha

Getting here

55.09174, -2.35617

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Willow Warbler +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Willow Warbler +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Spiky Bog-moss +98 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Spiky Bog-moss +98 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Larch Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Larch Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-rust, Forcipated Pincerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

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

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blacka Burn Valley, Wark Forest

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blacka Burn Valley, Wark Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site400 m→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site4.1 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site4.4 km→✦Shieling and associated building 1.45km west of Blue HemmelHistoric site4.8 km→

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