Getting here
54.58234, -1.98376
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
- 🅿️Parking 393m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 393m away — 2 car parks within reach
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 — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Harebell, Hairy St John's-wort, Wood Sage +61 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Bilberry, Barren Strawberry, Sessile Oak +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Wildlife to spot
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