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Stone Mill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

54.48191, -1.29409

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Ramsons, Male-fern +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route146 m
Named routeRef 65Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hutton Rudby BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named routeRef BMX

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Type 23 Pillbox adjacent to Stone Mill Wood

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Type 23 Pillbox adjacent to Stone Mill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willey Flatts ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Snaith's FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hazeldene ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Willey Flatts ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Snaith's FieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱Snaith's FieldUrban park4.8 km→

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