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Mill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.46125, -1.46274

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Selfheal +120 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Selfheal +120 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock +126 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock +126 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route313 m
Named routeRef 165Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 165Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route370 m
Named routeRef 165Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 165Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Girsby Bridgebridleway · 78 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 78 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sockburn Hall (rebuilt 1834)

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sockburn Hall (rebuilt 1834)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval Manorial Site of Low DinsdaleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval settlement and associated field system and post-medieval chapel, adjacent to Manor House FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe HallHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Eloy's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Medieval moated manorial site of Low Dinsdale at the Manor HouseHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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