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Short Wood

37 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

54.96041, -1.91548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mute Swan
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Dunnock +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Dunnock +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chinese Mugwort, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chinese Mugwort, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 72Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 72Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 72Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Short Wood

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tyne Riverside Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The SpinneyUrban park4 km→🦉CASTLEFIELDS WOODNature reserve4.6 km→🏞️TYNE RIVERSIDECountry park4.9 km→

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