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Tommy's Fell

450 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome450 ha

Getting here

55.14551, -2.75495

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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
  • 🐴2 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Horse riding

2 horse riding trail(s)

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Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Wren +71 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Wren +71 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — True Lover's Knot, Poplar Hawk-moth, Lesser Swallow Prominent +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — True Lover's Knot, Poplar Hawk-moth, Lesser Swallow Prominent +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jointed Rush, Creeping Buttercup, Common Mouse-ear +198 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Jointed Rush, Creeping Buttercup, Common Mouse-ear +198 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Autumn Hawkbit +13 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clear Fell area in Kershope Forest

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clear Fell area in Kershope Forest

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Nearby places

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