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Towsbank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

54.90603, -2.49563

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Pheasant
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Pheasant, Swallow +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Pheasant, Swallow +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Birch Milkcap, Cercospora mercurialis, Glistening Inkcap +96 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Birch Milkcap, Cercospora mercurialis, Glistening Inkcap +96 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yellow Pimpernel, Wall-rue +3 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Madarch y Maes, Conical Brittlestem +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route791 m
Named routeRef 68Length 791 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 68Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route600 m
Named routeRef 68Length 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 68Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small footbridge over the Kindle Burn on the edge of Towsbank Wood

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small footbridge over the Kindle Burn on the edge of Towsbank Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Church of St JudeReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Mary and St Patrick's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦POW Camp 18Historic site3.5 km→✦Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue FellHistoric site1.3 km→✦Featherstone CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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