Hazeltonrig Plantation - Woodland
63 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome63 ha
Getting here
55.38106, -2.04175
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Lambing pens and lone tree by forest plantation west of Old Hazeltonrig
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Wildlife to spot
1,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,451 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +43
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Stoat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea2021
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Small Heath
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2020
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot · Timothy · Dandelion +15
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,451 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +43
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Stoat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea2021
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Small Heath
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2020
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Sweet Vernal-grass · Common Sorrel · Cock's-foot · Timothy · Dandelion +15
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas