Forests & woodlands · North East England
Slit Woods
In or near Hunstanworth.
Slit Woods in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope · 9.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Slit Woods, the nearest railway station is Stanhope, located 9.2 km away. The postcode for navigation is DL13 1LA, and entry to the woods is free.
About
Slit Woods 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
Slit Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, specifically within the Wear Valley district. It is recognized for its biological interest and features a variety of natural habitats and wildlife.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Slit Woods SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Slitt Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of County Durham, England. It occupies the valley of Middlehope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, which it joins at Westgate, just south of the site. The site has a variety of habitats, including woodland, calcareous grassland, fen, and revegetated mine workings. The woodland is characterised by ash, Fraxinus excelsior, and wych elm, Ulmus glabra, over an understorey of hazel, Corylus avellana. The ground cover includes great bell-flower, Campanula latifolia, globeflower, Trollius europaeus, wood cranesbill, Geranium sylvaticum, and marsh hawk's-beard, Crepis paludosa. The site takes in the disused workings of two former lead mines, Slitt Mine and Middlehope Mine. The waste from these mines supports open grassland within which the metallophyte spring sandwort, Minuartia verna, has established itself.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7464, -2.1467
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 1LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope — 9.2 km
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7540970 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slit Woods (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slit Woods?
- Slit Woods is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 1LA), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Slit Woods?
- Slit Woods in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Slit Woods?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 9.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 1LA.
- When was Slit Woods built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Is Slit Woods a protected site?
- Yes — Slit Woods is part of the Slit Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Slit Woods free to visit?
- Yes, Slit Woods is free to enter.
- How do I get to Slit Woods?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 1LA. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.