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D i s m c o o c v10 r. Fishburn & er te DISCOVER BRIGHTWATER Brightwa Bishop Middleham Distance: 11.7 Km / 7.3 miles FISHBURN Postcode: TS21 4AD (nearest) Front Street, Fishburn & BISHOP Grid Ref: NZ 36417 32149

What to expect from the walk: MIDDLEHAM Along grassy paths, with YOUR FREE ADVENTURE GUIDE & MAP muddy slopes in bad weather Experience this rare landscape and conditions, along road and ancient species, and journey through river sides. Barriers include Be Social the first stronghold of the Prince Bishop’s. kissing gates, stiles, steps and If you enjoyed this walk, Tell us all about your bridges. visit our website to see all walk on our social the other walks, find out media channels. where you can pick up a Share your photos so Important No formal parking but printed copy, or download everyone can see what information some available on Front Street. a copy to a wonderful area it is print at and they can Discover Local shops at Fishburn and home. Brightwater just like you. Bishop Middleham. Allow up to 4 hours for this walk.

This route follows public rights of way. Please keep dogs @discoverbwlp under close control at all times.

e: [email protected] Visit our website www.discoverbrightwater.com Turn right into the neighbouring field. Continue Cross onto Broadoaks then follow the footpath 3 ahead along the edge of the field between a 8 sign to the right along Foumarts Lane. Walk farm and the airfield buildings, crossing two stiles along the well surfaced track for 1.5km, and a field holding cattle and a bull, joining a alongside a section of Mainsforth Stell before surfaced track in 900m, leading to a main road. crossing a bridge over the river Skerne. 9 Walk along the path on the disused railway for 4 Turn right along the verge and cross in 100m, following the track along the field edge for 600m, 1.2km, passing through a gate continuing along briefly bearing left before turning right between the bridleway for 750m, crossing Holdforth Bridge, the fence line and hedgerow, heading towards restored with funds from National Lottery Heritage the woodland. Fund, over the Skerne and beneath the Holdforth Road Bridge. Walk along the path and take the right fork 5 Follow the bridleway and way markers upriver for towards Bishop Middle Quarry, a nature reserve 10 1.2km to a large grassed area. and Site of Special Scientific Interest managed Turn left along the left hand boundary to a stile in by Durham Wildlife Trust. Take the time to enjoy 11 this site which sports a long list of species 175m. Carry on uphill towards Fishburn Woods, a including various orchids, sand martins and mixed woodland of oak, silver birch and pine, Walk along Front Street butterflies. along the defined path to a wider cleared 1 away from the cross corridor in 230m. Take some time to explore roads, continue downhill 6 Return to the path, exit via the kissing gate to the Fishburn Woods on your own and discover the passing Fishburn Woods on your left. Pass the roadside. Turn left and walk along the road different species of bird, mammal and fungi in houses and briefly walking along a grass verge. towards a cross roads with High Road. Take the this habitat. road ahead and follow the public footpath sign Follow the footpath sign to your right. Walk along Walk along the open corridor and turn left into on your right in 170m. 12 the path for 200m, turning left towards the field and the woods before the metal stile then descend the large trees 250m. 7 Reach Front Street at Bishop Middleham, turn towards Front Street though a kissing gate. Walk 2 Follow path to the right along the field edge near right and walk along the path for 600m then turn uphill along reaching the crossroads in 400m

the end of the aerodrome runway for 250m. sharply left. and the end of the walk. N

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Woods 9 12 Start Holdforth Bridge was Here restored wth money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Fishburn 7 11 8 10 Bishop Holdforth Middleham Plantation Magnesium A177 Limestone was quarried at Bishop Middleham quarry Sprucely Plantation until the 1930s. It’s now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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9 Snacks and drinks for the Knotty Hill adventure can be bought How many different Golf Centre from Fishburn and Bishop types of aircraft can you Middleham. see at Fishburn Airfield?

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