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March Head

100 ha

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

55.22095, -2.61215

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Stock Dove, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Stock Dove, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Xylota jakutorum, Melanostoma scalare, Platycheirus albimanus +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Xylota jakutorum, Melanostoma scalare, Platycheirus albimanus +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cloudberry, Flagellate Feather-moss, Greater Featherwort +63 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Cloudberry, Flagellate Feather-moss, Greater Featherwort +63 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Cloudberry, Raspberry, Wood-rust

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route282 m
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route526 m
Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kielder Water from high ground in Bewshaugh

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kielder Water from high ground in Bewshaugh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kielder CastleHistoric site2.5 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→💧Bakethin ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→⚽Border ParkPlaying field2.7 km→🌱Lewisburn Picnic PlaceUrban park3.4 km→⛪Kielder United Reform ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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