Walk - Holystone to Dove Crag

Dove Crag, Northumberland
See the changing colours of ancient, semi-natural oak woodland on a four-mile, circular walk from Holystone to Dove Crag. The waymarked walk passes through North Wood (look out for red squirrels), which is stunning this time of year and one of Britain’s most extensive upland oakwood areas, parts of which have survived since 1600. The trail then rises to heather moorland scattered with juniper and birchwoods, where you can see the rich-yellow needle display of the larches, which “turn” each October. When you reach Dove Crag you will be rewarded with breathtaking views - on a clear day you can see as far as the Northumberland coast.