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Sidwood Picnic Place

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWalksSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

55.19350, -2.34474

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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 92m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m
Named routeRef 10Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road south-east of Sidwood

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road south-east of Sidwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park500 m→💧SidwoodReservoir800 m→⛪St Aidan's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Bastle: Black MiddensHistoric site1.4 km→✦Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black MiddingsHistoric site1.4 km→✦Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood CottageHistoric site1.4 km→

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Sidwood

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