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Snipegate Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Ian Porter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

54.73676, -1.83387

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Barn Owl, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Barn Owl, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Silver Y, Common Heath, Green-veined White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Field Scabious, Creeping Thistle +47 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Gooseberry, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wolsingham Family WalkWalking route2.4 km
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tow LawWalking route
Named routeRef 20Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heather Clough Quarry

📷 Ian Porter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heather Clough Quarry

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Duck LaneUrban park3.1 km→🌱Tow Law Millennium GreenUrban park1.4 km→✦Medieval settlementHistoric site3.2 km→✦Medieval settlementHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Philip and St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Thomas's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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