Getting here
54.63441, -2.08072
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 on site — 6 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach
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 — Black Grouse, Wigeon, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Grouse, Wigeon, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Great Horsetail, Red Clover +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Great Horsetail, Red Clover +64 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 24 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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