Hedley Hall

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Photo: WTPL(00459/0094)/Gary Haley © protected Woodland Trust

About this wood

Visitors flock to Hedley Hall Woods, a flagship site in the Great North Forest and a favourite for informal recreation and community events. The woods occupy a tranquil setting close to Beamish Museum and are made up of Ridley Gill, a 9Ha (22 acre) SSSI ancient woodland and a 46Ha (115 acre) Woodland Trust woodland creation scheme where broadleaved trees and shrubs have been planted on former arable and pasture land.

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The Management Plan for this site is currently being consulted on. All our management plans are periodically reviewed. A management plan review does not necessarily mean there will be any noticeable difference in our approach to management on site. If you wish to comment on the management plan then please do so by the deadline of 14/12/2010. You can submit your comments either via wopsmail@woodlandtrust.org.uk or by post to The Woodland Operations Department, The Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, NG31 6LL. Please remember to quote the name of the woodland you are commenting on in your correspondence. You can read the management plan for this site by clicking on the “Management Plan link on the right.

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Hedley Hall

Size:
54.93 ha (135.73 acres)
Near:
Sunniside, Tyne & Wear
Grid ref:
NZ 216566
OS map sheets:
  • OS Landranger 88
  • Explorer 308

SSSI, CF, ASNW, CF, SLNCI

Features:

  • Information board at site
  • Car park at site
  • Good views
  • Grassland
  • Marshland
  • Is woodland creation site
  • Mainly broadleaved woodland
  • Special wildlife interest
  • Well worth a visit
  • Spring colour
  • Mainly young woodland
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