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The Stang

207 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome207 ha

Getting here

54.47144, -1.94920

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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
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Crossbill, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Crossbill, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. +64 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. +64 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Springy Turf-moss +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Springy Turf-moss +29 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Didea fasciata, 7-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis +46 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Didea fasciata, 7-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis +46 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way - Bowes LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gutters Bridgepublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: path
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.2 km
Named routeRef 71Length 13.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route543 m
Named routeRef 70Length 543 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 70Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Open area of The Stang

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Open area of The Stang

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.5 km→✦Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham MoorHistoric site2.2 km→✦Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site2.4 km→✦Cairnfield and associated remains, 250m south east of Bragg House, Barningham MoorHistoric site4.3 km→✦A cairn and a carved rock west of Cowclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 460m west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site2 km→✦A cairn, east of Scale Knoll Allotment, 260m south west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site2.3 km→

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