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Ashburnside Plantation

20 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

54.75955, -2.36669

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lemon-scented Fern, Harebell, Melancholy Thistle +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lemon-scented Fern, Harebell, Melancholy Thistle +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route691 m
Named routeRef 7Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route168 m
Named routeRef 7Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mount Pleasant Farm

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mount Pleasant Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at NentheadHistoric site3.1 km→✦Smelting MillHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Fletcheras Rake lead workingsHistoric site3.5 km→✦Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell, 800m north west of Flinty QuarryHistoric site1.7 km→

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