Shipley and Great Woods

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Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Shipley and Great Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a steep ravine in the valley of the River Tees, just north of the village of Cotherstone. The woodland growing on the valley slopes, cliffs and screes is one of the most important woodland sites in North-east England, being home to several local plant species and the richest assemblage of woodland lichens in the region. ()

Coordinates: 54°35'11"N, 1°59'18"W

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Nearby attractions include: Teesdale, Bowes Museum, Egglestone Abbey, Grassholme Reservoir.

3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Teesdale, Barnard Castle
97 min walk • Nestled in the historic market town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale is a picturesque valley in the heart of the Durham Dales, part of the United Kingdom's scenic North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This tranquil area is defined by the River Tees, which...
4.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Fashion museum, Art museum
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
108 min walk • The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
5.1 miSE
Ruins, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Egglestone Abbey, Barnard Castle
129 min walk • Egglestone Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the southern bank of the River Tees, in northern England, 1+1⁄2 miles south-east of Barnard Castle.
4.4 miW
Lake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
113 min walk • Grassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale, which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
32 min walk • Baldersdale Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists primarily of ancient, semi-natural woodland growing on steep valley slopes, including scree, on both banks of the River Balder over a stretch of some 3 km, upstream of the village of Cotherstone.
6.2 miSW
Arch
God's Bridge
158 min walk • God's Bridge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It is a natural limestone bridge over the River Greta, just over 3 km upstream from the village of Bowes.
6.3 miSE
Museum, History museum
Rokeby Park
162 min walk • Rokeby Park is a country house in the Palladian style in the civil parish of Rokeby, in Northern England. It is close to the confluence of the River Tees and River Greta, near Greta Bridge in what is now County Durham.
1.5 miNW
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
40 min walk • Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th-century English country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
117 min walk • Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
103 min walk • Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Gill
47 min walk • Crag Gill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district in south-west County Durham, England. It lies about 3 km east of the village of Eggleston, just off the B6282 road, which separates it from the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI to the north.