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Whitemoor Allotments

68 ha

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

54.69347, -1.57284

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Deer Shield, Hairy Curtain Crust +35 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Deer Shield, Hairy Curtain Crust +35 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmer's track with public footpath status from Ferryhill down to Low Spennymoor

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmer's track with public footpath status from Ferryhill down to Low Spennymoor

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🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park4.1 km→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Coxhoe ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Tudhoe MoorUrban park1.3 km→🌱Victoria Jubilee ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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