Dobinson's Rush - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.57969, -1.68542
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route▾
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km▾
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 715Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 715Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m▾
Named routeRef 715Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
739 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Conifer Seed Bug
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Red Clover · White Clover · Himalayan Balsam · Common Field-speedwell · Yarrow +88
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
739 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Conifer Seed Bug
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Red Clover · White Clover · Himalayan Balsam · Common Field-speedwell · Yarrow +88
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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