Acre Howden Spring Plantation
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.46131, -1.65326
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Snowdrop, Wych Elm +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route564 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,941 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +45
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Trioza centranthi · Southern Hawker · Juniper Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Broad Centurion +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Meadow Saxifrage
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,941 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +45
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Trioza centranthi · Southern Hawker · Juniper Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Broad Centurion +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Meadow Saxifrage
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dysaphis (Pomaphis) sorbiDysaphis (Pomaphis) sorbiDysaphis (Pomaphis) sorbiDysaphis (Pomaphis) sorbiVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEriosomaEriosomaEriosomaEriosomaEriosoma patchiaeEriosoma patchiaeEriosoma patchiaeEriosoma patchiaeWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023