East Flat Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.51018, -1.50154
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
- 🌿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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,844 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,844 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,844 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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