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Windybank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland112 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome112 ha

Getting here

54.84099, -1.90895

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 303m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fool's Parsley, Water Avens, Snowberry +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Common Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Common Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: footway
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 452 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 452 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National 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 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture leading down woods above the River Derwent

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture leading down woods above the River Derwent

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ALLENSFORDCountry park2.1 km→🦉ALLENSFORD WOODSNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Allensford ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦Allensford blast furnaceHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The Heaps Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Genesis Way ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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