Milkwellburn Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.92187, -1.83086
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
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route169 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route883 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
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Wildlife to spot
10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hard Shield-fern · Pineappleweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Figwort · Nasturtium +11
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Narrow Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hard Shield-fern · Pineappleweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Figwort · Nasturtium +11
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
- Narrow Buckler-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryopteris carthusiana
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