Nature reserve
Dog walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve
Kingswood Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in County Durham, mostly woodland, 7.4 km from the middle of Spennymoor. 13 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 4 of 13 are under 3 km and 2 are loops.
See every dog walk near Spennymoor, or across Durham.
Three walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve
From the 13 walks that lie mostly in Kingswood Nature Reserve, those that start nearest its middle: a 3.6 km loop, a 5.6 km there and back and a 2.2 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Kelloe loop3.6 km · 61 min · A loop
- Coxhoe and back5.6 km · 96 min · There and back
- Kelloe to Coxhoe2.2 km · 38 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right21 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodland
County Durham council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve are like
Every share is of the 13 walks that lie mostly in Kingswood Nature Reserve, with Spennymoor as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 5 of 13 walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, against 20% near Spennymoor.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Spennymoor |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 4 of 13 | 39% |
| 3 to 5 km | 5 of 13 | 20% |
| 5 to 8 km | 4 of 13 | 15% |
| 8 to 12 km | 0 of 13 | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 0 of 13 | 12% |
What shape they are
One way, ending somewhere else: 5 of 13 walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, against 28% near Spennymoor.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Spennymoor |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 2 of 13 | 20% |
| There and back the same way | 6 of 13 | 51% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 5 of 13 | 28% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 13 of 13 walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, against 7% near Spennymoor.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Spennymoor |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 3 of 13 | 58% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 6 of 13 | 69% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 0 of 13 | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 13 of 13 | 7% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 1 of 13 | 18% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 3 of 13 | 48% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 13 | 3% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 2 of 13 walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, against 67% near Spennymoor.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Spennymoor |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 10 of 13 | 90% |
| Never beside a busy road | 2 of 13 | 65% |
| No busy road to cross | 2 of 13 | 67% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 4 of 13 | 43% |
| No steps | 13 of 13 | 71% |
What is on the way
Pass a dog-waste bin: 11 of 13 walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, against 51% near Spennymoor.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Spennymoor |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 9 of 13 | 76% |
| Pass a pub | 4 of 13 | 36% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 11 of 13 | 51% |
| Pass a public toilet | 0 of 13 | 5% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 0 of 13 | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 4 of 13 | 10% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Kingswood Nature Reserve, for your dog
If you live in Durham, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 3 of its 13 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Kingswood Nature Reserve before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Durham is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Kingswood Nature Reserve?
- County Durham has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Kingswood Nature Reserve?
- 13 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Kingswood Nature Reserve.
Getting there
1 dog bin within Kingswood Nature Reserve or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.