Forests & woodlands · North East England
Frog Wood Bog
In or near South Side.
Frog Wood Bog in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham · 6.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Frog Wood Bog is located in County Durham, with the postcode DL13 3NL. The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, which is 6.5 km away. Entry to the site is free.
About
Frog Wood Bog is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Frog Wood Bog is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, recognized for its biological interest. Visitors can explore the natural habitat and observe various wildlife in this designated area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Frog Wood Bog SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Frog Wood Bog is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England. It lies alongside Bedburn Beck, approximately 3.5 km west of the village of Bedburn. The site mainly consists of mire vegetation, of two distinct varieties, one characterised by an abundance of bog mosses, Sphagnum spp, the other dominated by soft rush, Juncus effusus, and hare's-tail cottongrass, Eriophorum vaginatum. There are also areas of grassland and a secondary woodland of downy birch, Betula pubescens, with a groundcover of rush, bog mosses and purple moor-grass, Molinia caerulea. The importance of the site is the mire vegetation, which, of this type, is scarce in County Durham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6683, -1.8939
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- South Bedburn
- Postcode
- DL13 3NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1989
- Nearest railway station
- Wolsingham — 6.5 km
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5505225 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Frog Wood Bog (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frog Wood Bog?
- Frog Wood Bog is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 3NL), in the parish of South Bedburn.
- What is Frog Wood Bog?
- Frog Wood Bog in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Frog Wood Bog?
- The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 3NL.
- When was Frog Wood Bog built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Frog Wood Bog a protected site?
- Yes — Frog Wood Bog is part of the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Frog Wood Bog SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Frog Wood Bog free to visit?
- Yes, Frog Wood Bog is free to enter.
- How do I get to Frog Wood Bog?
- The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 3NL.