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Wolfcleugh Common

694 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome694 ha

Getting here

54.78738, -2.18374

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Pink Domecap +14 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Pink Domecap +14 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hebrew Character, Pale-shouldered Brocade, Red Chestnut +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hebrew Character, Pale-shouldered Brocade, Red Chestnut +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Red Bog-moss +79 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Red Bog-moss +79 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope (short)Walking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 7Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route509 m
Named routeRef 7Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Line of grouse butts on Wolfcleugh Common

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Line of grouse butts on Wolfcleugh Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Allenheads lead ore worksHistoric site3 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Allenheads Smelt MillHistoric site4.3 km→✦Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore worksHistoric site4.8 km→💧Dodd ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→✦Shorngate Cross currickHistoric site1.8 km→

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