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Bluehouses Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

54.87242, -1.88707

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route

National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile on footpath between Hammermill Lane and Bluehouses

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile on footpath between Hammermill Lane and Bluehouses

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🏞️ALLENSFORDCountry park2.9 km→🦉ALLENSFORD WOODSNature reserve3 km→✦Allensford blast furnaceHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Allensford ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Heaps Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Genesis Way ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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