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Bantam Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

55.10139, -1.87392

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Birch Milkcap, White Fibrecap, Bonet Odro +96 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Birch Milkcap, White Fibrecap, Bonet Odro +96 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Angelica, Red Clover +144 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella pellucens, Syrphus ribesii, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Volucella pellucens, Syrphus ribesii, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bantam Folly, Belsay Park

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bantam Folly, Belsay Park

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🏞️BOLAM LAKECountry park3.4 km→✦BELSAY HALLHistoric site700 m→🌱Bolam Lake Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch postHistoric site200 m→✦Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay TowerHistoric site500 m→✦Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of ShortflattHistoric site2 km→

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