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Smiddy Hill

58 ha

📷 Leanmeanmo · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

55.23003, -2.04917

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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
  • 🍄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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lepra corallina, Oak Moss +23 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lepra corallina, Oak Moss +23 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Chalk Comb-moss +137 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Chalk Comb-moss +137 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wannie Line Walk, WallingtonWalking route10 km

Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.

Named routeLength 10 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route413 m
Named routeRef 68Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Smiddy Linn

📷 Leanmeanmo · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Smiddy Linn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site3.3 km→✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🦉GRASSLEES BURN WOODNature reserve4.9 km→✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site1.7 km→✦Steng medieval wayside crossHistoric site2.2 km→

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