Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.50710, -1.20147
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesside Park AccessCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
Middlesbrough Cycle CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route146 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,847 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Pochard · Coal Tit +11
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- PintailAnas acuta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- SanicleSanicula europaea2025
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,847 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Pochard · Coal Tit +11
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- PintailAnas acuta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- SanicleSanicula europaea2025
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024