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Williamston Common

235 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome235 ha

Getting here

54.86780, -2.47564

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera leucophlebia, Porpidia tuberculosa +68 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera leucophlebia, Porpidia tuberculosa +68 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Small Garden Bumblebee +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dune Helleborine, Springy Turf-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +138 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dune Helleborine, Springy Turf-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Meadowsweet, Hogweed +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route600 m
Named routeRef 68Length 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 68Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 68Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grouse butts on Williamston Common east of Kitten Tom

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grouse butts on Williamston Common east of Kitten Tom

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄The Nook Farm ShopVisitor farm3.8 km→✦Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle NookHistoric site4 km→⛪The Church of St JudeReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Whitley CastleHistoric site4 km→⛪Church of the Holy ParacleteReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley CastleHistoric site3.4 km→

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