Getting here
55.30754, -2.33868
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia squamosa s. lat., Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +107 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Cladonia squamosa s. lat., Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +107 more · last seen 2015
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Hydropsyche siltalai +30 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +90 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 686Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
9 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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