Getting here
54.64156, -2.08395
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Kestrel +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Kestrel +80 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Baeomyces rufus, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +11 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Baeomyces rufus, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +11 more · last seen 2015
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +103 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Meadow Vetchling, Great Horsetail +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Meadow Vetchling, Great Horsetail +66 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km
Miner's Bridgepublic footpath · 18 m
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Wildlife to spot
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