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Swallowship Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Bill Cresswell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

54.95373, -2.05706

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Glaucous Sedge, Woodruff +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia silentis +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia silentis +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Guelder-rose, Bilberry +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route452 m
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m
Named routeRef 72Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swallowship Wood

📷 Bill Cresswell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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