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Millfield Grange Colliery

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeHeritageBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.61959, -1.82108

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Starling, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swallow, Starling, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Sweet-grass, Musk Thistle, Fox-and-cubs +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Sweet-grass, Musk Thistle, Fox-and-cubs +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Soft-scale, Cheilosia illustrata, Marsh Snipefly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Soft-scale, Cheilosia illustrata, Marsh Snipefly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spurlswood WalkWalking route7.2 km
Named routeRef SpurlswoodLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TreeLocal walking route
Three Becks WalkWalking route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Gaunless Valley Heritage WalkWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National 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 route7.3 km
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 70Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 70Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Red route (difficult)Mountain bike route23.5 km
Named routeRef RedLength 23.5 kmRound trip
Black (Severe)Mountain bike route13 km
Named routeRef BlackLength 13 kmRound trip
Blue route (moderate)Mountain bike route14.5 km
Named routeRef BlueLength 14.5 kmRound trip
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A footpath north west across Cockfield Fell

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A footpath north west across Cockfield Fell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield FellHistoric site600 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.2 km→✦RABY CASTLEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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