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Spring Bank Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.62893, -1.36671

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m
Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking past pylons to Flat Wood

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking past pylons to Flat Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WYNYARD WOODLAND PARKCountry park1.1 km→🌱Wynyard Woodland park and planetariumUrban park2.1 km→🌱Carrs Angling LakesUrban park4.3 km→🌱Honeypot WoodUrban park4.4 km→🌱Castle Eden Walkway Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🦉STILLINGTON FOREST PARKNature reserve4.2 km→

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