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Well Cleugh

27 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Dipper, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Dipper, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Isothecium myosuroides +61 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Isothecium myosuroides +61 more · last seen 2016

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Pine Weevil +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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