Redhouse Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › North East › County Durham Getting here
54.81307, -1.56009
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gorse, Groundsel, Daisy +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Ramsons +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Small Pilgrim Places Walking route 14.5 km ▾
Named route Length 14.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Battle of Neville's Cross Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuddy's Corse Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Station to Riverside Ground Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Langley Park to Sniperly Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
30,781 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,781 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Gorse · Ivy · Holly · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue +17
Gorse Ulex europaeus Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,781 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Gorse · Ivy · Holly · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue +17
Gorse Ulex europaeus Ivy Hedera helix Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 