Cube Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.91270, -1.56622
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named hiking route nearby: Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
H100 - Beamish ValleyWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Round tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km▾
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mount Roadbridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: residential
Bowes Railway Pathbridleway · 190 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 190 mPath type: bridleway
Bowes Railway Pathbridleway · 313 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 313 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
6,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,594 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Syrphus +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dog-rose · Tufted Vetch · False Oat-grass · Meadow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain +6
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,594 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Syrphus +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dog-rose · Tufted Vetch · False Oat-grass · Meadow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain +6
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa