Grotto Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.81833, -1.42642
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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heron routeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,803 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Grey Heron · Rock Dove +32
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Field Vole +3
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Black-Kneed Apple Capsid · Aphrophora alni · Common Green Capsid · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus +5
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Elder · Harebell · Wild Carrot · Ragged-Robin +2
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,803 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Grey Heron · Rock Dove +32
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Field Vole +3
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Black-Kneed Apple Capsid · Aphrophora alni · Common Green Capsid · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus +5
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Elder · Harebell · Wild Carrot · Ragged-Robin +2
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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