Broadleaved woodland near Branksome
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.53604, -1.59924
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 km4 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
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
29 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
28,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Parent Bug · Avens Mining Sawfly · Hornet Hoverfly
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Dog's Mercury · Hazel · Wild Privet · Spindle · Pedunculate Oak +34
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Parent Bug · Avens Mining Sawfly · Hornet Hoverfly
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Dog's Mercury · Hazel · Wild Privet · Spindle · Pedunculate Oak +34
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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