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South Lodge Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

13 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

55.03038, -1.69420

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 10Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route412 m
Named routeRef 10Length 412 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m
Named routeRef 10Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland north of Middle Drive

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland north of Middle Drive

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱City of Newcastle Golf ClubUrban park3.5 km→🌱Ponteland ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Kingston Park GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Kenton Dene ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Ponteland ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Lockey ParkUrban park5 km→

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