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Watergate Moor

46 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

55.10805, -2.31085

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dark Crottle, Oak Moss, Stinking Parachute +161 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Dark Crottle, Oak Moss, Stinking Parachute +161 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Terracotta Hedgehog +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss +100 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Waved Silk-moss +100 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird, Hydropsyche pellucidula +14 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird, Hydropsyche pellucidula +14 more · last seen 2021

Free

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
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Named routeRef 10Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wark Forest at Watergate Moor

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wark Forest at Watergate Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park3.5 km→✦HESLEYSIDEHistoric site4.6 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site1 km→✦Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge HouseHistoric site1.7 km→✦Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, 800m SSE of Bridge HouseHistoric site2.2 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site2.4 km→

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Watergate

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