Getting here
54.67609, -1.86943
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Walney to Wear Cycle Route
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Spurlswood WalkWalking route7.2 km
Tree WalkWalking route
Three Becks WalkWalking route7.2 km
Bedburn Valley WalkWalking route4 km
Forest Drivepublic footpath · 18 m
Forest Drivepublic footpath · 62 m
Forest Drivepublic footpath · 110 m
🚴Cycling
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
🚵Mountain biking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Red route (difficult)Mountain bike route23.5 km
Black (Severe)Mountain bike route13 km
The LoopMountain bike route
Blue route (moderate)Mountain bike route14.5 km
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Wildlife to spot
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