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Peat Rigg Outdoor Centre

✦ Ancient woodland760 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeWalksCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome760 ha

Getting here

54.32005, -0.82166

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

8 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Cycling

3 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Heather, Sneezewort +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutmoor Roadpublic footpath · 212 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 212 mPath type: track
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

40 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sutherland Roadbridleway · 287 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Muffles Bridgebridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Muffles Bridgebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: track
Sutherland Roadbridleway · 79 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Middle Head Roadbridleway · 607 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 607 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Cropton Forest

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Cropton Forest

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