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Long Swan Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.93603, -1.45854

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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

Best for

4 activities

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional 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
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

90 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
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Downhill Quarry

📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Downhill Quarry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Temple Memorial ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Margaret Thompson ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Carr-Ellison ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Pennywell ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱King George V ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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