Getting here
54.74801, -1.55452
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
- 🌿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
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Foxglove, Lords-and-Ladies +62 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Ground-elder, Blackthorn +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
25 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 417 m
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 57 m
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 40 m
🚴Cycling
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 14Cycling route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Great North CyclewayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Strawberry Lanebridleway · 483 m
Strawberry Lanebridleway · 61 m
Strawberry Lanebridleway · 398 m
Strawberry Lanebridleway · 28 m
Strawberry Lanebridleway · 558 m
Wildlife to spot
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