Stanley Burn Wood - Prudhoe [LOCAL WALK]

[@northeastwildcamper]

thats my home twon i grow up there when was kid awsome place

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

There was a similar structure in Sheffield in Bordon Homesteads woods. It made a natural swimming pool that was used by the colliery workers to clean 🧽themselves 1800’s to about 1930’s interestingly those woods were owned by the Duke of Northumberland, where I now live. Great stroll Nick 👍🏻

[@TheWacoKid1963]

Back in 1986 that woodland was a right mess especially along the path that leads up into Prudhoe hospital. I was part of a team that cleaned up the woodland back then, clearing the paths that were overgrown with rhododendrons, repairing & replacing bridges and clearing the tons of household rubbish that had been dumped over the bank sides up near the hospital.

[@SloopyDog]

You are right it was a mess, overgrown and neglected. I worked at Prudhoe Hospital and I loved walking through the woods, loads of wildlife in those days.

[@Jma82-photo-travel-drone]

Beautiful images

[@SloopyDog]

My friends and I spent a lot of time playing and having great adventures in Stanley Burn Woods. I wonder if in days gone by there was a mill. Do you know if there were any collieries near there? An enjoyable video. I am 80 years old now and I have lived in Prudhoe all my life, all the men folk in my family were miners at West Wylam Colliery.

[@NorthernWayfarer-Alice]

@SloopyDog there was a mine just at the edge of the wood where the road leading eastwards out of Prudhoe crosses the Stanley Burn, where they sell the Christmas trees. Then there was another set of mines at the otherside of the wood below the airfield where the gliders are. There was a mine more or less opposite Dukes Hagg Farm (a tiny bit northwest) on the otherside of the road which connected with West Wylam Pit.

[@SloopyDog]

@@NorthernWayfarer-Alice You are right I had forgotten about that place. a builder bought it years ago. The wastewater from the pit would have to run into a stream. It's not far from Willie's Well and there is a stream that runs through the woods there. We used to call it paradise as it was a lovely place. When I was a child Prudhoe was a lovely place, everybody knew each other. I go through Prudhoe now and I don't recognise anybody.

[@CowDaily]

I hope you and your family are well and baring up through these times. The hills will still be there for you when all of this is over.

[@Stephenguitarist]

After watching your previous video walked part of the route of the wagonway and came back via these woods! I wondered if the stanley burn woods had been owned by the simpson family/other wealthy family with land. I was intrigued by these weird structures too!

[@dreamclaw00]

We were so lucky growing up in and around this part of the world, so many amazing places to walk and explore on both sides of the river! (Bet your little one was glad to get out of the house! ).

[@theunknowngardener4514]

Great video and sometimes I wonder if the local residents know what they have on their doorstep. Someone suggested on the "Prudhoe Hospital Memories" Facebook page, that Enigma Number 2 may have been something to do with the water system of the old Prudhoe Hall when it was lived in as a stately home. No idea if that's true but not a bad guess nonetheless.

[@NorthernWayfarer-Alice]

Thank you. The woods are really busy these days. I did the Old Wagon Way with my daughter on the weekend and that's become quite busy too with lockdown. Once over you never saw anyone on the Crawcrook fells. The paths are badly damaged though with the increased footfall and mountain bikers. Gladly it was frozen on the weekend or it would've been a mud bath. Got an idea for a local walk this weekend, so looking forward to that... I've done most of it before but there's one small bit I've not been before - always nice to go places new.

[@theunknowngardener4514]

@@NorthernWayfarer-Alice Yeah I agree, I do quite a bit of walking in the Greenside area often across the Bankie Fields (local name) which is the hilly field you went through on your wagon-way vid, between Coalway Lane and Kyo Bog Lane. Like you say never normally meet a soul. Looking forward to the next installment keep it up. The whole historical context is fascinating.

[@NorthernWayfarer-Alice]

@@theunknowngardener4514 ah interesting... we always called them the Crawcrook or Bradley fell. I love the history of the old wagon way.

[@theunknowngardener4514]

@@NorthernWayfarer-Alice Well you're right it is Bradley Fell. My dad is very much into local history particularly mining in the area, so we walked the 7 bridges a couple of years ago and he pointed out the embankment and the course of the wagon way, which as you described curved off around to Dukeshagg Wood. The other wagon way you described as going through Hyons Wood, would make another great vid.

[@NorthernWayfarer-Alice]

@@theunknowngardener4514 Thank you - I don't spend as much time on Instagram - just post pics from walks now and again. I did a video on the Old Wagon Way - it's not the best because I was just using a mobile phone to film it. I might do it again. I walked two of the branches and followed the one across the glider field from the road. Walked it from Emma pit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6Wre32ZqNSqY5o

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Looked a very nice woodland walk and I love Rhododendrons, so I would love a walk there in June. We have really missed seeing the bluebells this year, we have a local woodlands but no bluebells there unfortunately. Always some, who got to drive to walk, instead of walking from the from door, not rocket science but good to see you seemed to have the whole walk to yourselves. Cheers Alan

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

your lucky to have such a lovely woodland so close to home.beats my local dene that's for sure.stay safe mate.

[@chrisk3488]

Don't suppose the features could be decorative/folly type things?

[@chrisy76115]

could of been a dam made for the colliery near by for fire fighting

[@WyeExplorer]

Well interesting woodland valley Nick. I found an article on Weirs, which are of course there to control water upstream. So, maybe the important stuff is downstream. Any way, here's a link to that article I found practical.engineering/blog/2019/3/9/what-is-a-weir there's a video to. I hope you're well up there. Mark

[@WyeExplorer]

@@NorthernWayfarer-Alice hey Nick, yeah a lot of conjecture it sounds. A pleasure to send the link mate. I'm really happy your wife has recovered. Here's a link to my most recent video - something lighter for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enaVgXikiKeJZpY Always like a visit form you brother. Take care all. I will to.