Beacon Lough Plantation 1 ha
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54.93472, -1.57959
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,538 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,538 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Rock Dove +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Chocolate Mining Bee · Orange-tailed Mining Bee +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Greater Horntail Wasp Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +18
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,538 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Rock Dove +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Chocolate Mining Bee · Orange-tailed Mining Bee +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Greater Horntail Wasp Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +18
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Urocerus gigas
Urocerus gigas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata 