East Flat Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.52077, -1.49616
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 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal 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
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,438 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Hawthorn · Russian-vine
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,438 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Hawthorn · Russian-vine
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBlack DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaEvents & activities nearby
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