Getting here
54.95376, -2.48873
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dune Helleborine, Oxeye Daisy, Cape Thread-moss +127 more · last seen 2023
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Leucozona glaucia +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Leucozona glaucia +31 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
🚴Cycling
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Main RouteCycling route791 m
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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