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Gilleylaw Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

54.88082, -1.39101

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Bede's WayWalking route19 km

Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow

Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National 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
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 1Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and woodland, Tunstall Hills

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and woodland, Tunstall Hills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barnes ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Mowbray ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Backhouse ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Barnes ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Mowbray GardensUrban park2.5 km→🌱Margaret Thompson ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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