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Woody Cleugh

135 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome135 ha

Getting here

55.20264, -2.46561

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Horse riding

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Leproplaca chrysodeta, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina +47 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Leproplaca chrysodeta, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina +47 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Rhyacophila dorsalis +133 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Rhyacophila dorsalis +133 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8.9 km
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Haul Roadbridleway · 2.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
North Haul Roadbridleway · 2.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmPath type: track
North Haul Roadbridleway · 25 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Belling

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Belling

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.2 km→💧Kielder WaterReservoir3.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 150m ENE of Hawkhirst scout campHistoric site4.4 km→✦Haw Hill campHistoric site3.7 km→

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Dam 154

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