🌞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 351m away — 2 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 351m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
7 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🚲
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Tees to Tyne
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route▾
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Eden Walkwaypublic footpath · 2.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
🚴
Cycling
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56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
About this nature reserve
Thorpe Wood is an 18-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England. The site comprises woodlands and grasslands that provide habitats for various birds and small mammals, with paths for walking and exploration.
