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Waldridge Fell

✦ Ancient woodland98 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Waldridge Fell · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome98 ha

Getting here

54.85028, -1.60973

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Ragwort, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 74 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Yellow Clover Leaf WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Great Lumley Village LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Station to Riverside GroundCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Battery Pathbridleway · 372 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 372 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Fell Roadbyway open to all traffic · 14 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mPath type: residential
Fell Roadbyway open to all traffic · 148 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 148 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fell Roadbyway open to all traffic · 35 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 35 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Waldridge Fell

📷 Wikipedia · Waldridge Fell · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3 km→🏞️WALDRIDGE FELLCountry park1 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park3 km→✦LUMLEY CASTLEHistoric site3.7 km→✦LAMBTON CASTLEHistoric site4.6 km→

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