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West Broombank Wood

9 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

54.59632, -1.83303

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Starling +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Starling +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Orange-tip +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Orange-tip +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Valerian, Yarrow, Brewer Spruce · last seen 2022; Plants — Red Valerian, Yarrow, Brewer Spruce · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Gaunless Valley Heritage WalkWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland below Henderson's Wood

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland below Henderson's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RABY CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2 km→✦Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield FellHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→⚽Hazelgrove GroundsPlaying field2.2 km→✦Millfield Grange CollieryHistoric site2.7 km→

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