Sidwood · Forestry England
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.19568, -2.35676
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Swallow, Tawny Owl +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Swallow, Tawny Owl +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Reservoir — waterside day out
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Bluebell, Bramble +43 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Bluebell, Bramble +43 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9 km ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,878 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Robin +40
Great Tit Parus major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023 Northern Marsh-orchid · Bluebell · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail · Primrose +41
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Bramble Rubus fruticosus Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Primrose Primula Dandelion Taraxacum Wood Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,878 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Robin +40
Great Tit Parus major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023 Northern Marsh-orchid · Bluebell · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail · Primrose +41
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Bramble Rubus fruticosus Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Primrose Primula Dandelion Taraxacum Wood Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium sylvaticum
Geranium sylvaticum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2022
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Lady's mantle Alchemilla
Lady's mantle Alchemilla
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022
Dock Rumex2022
Dock Rumex2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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