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Brockey Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland541 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome541 ha

Getting here

54.89387, -2.07549

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Stag's-horn Clubmoss, Pirri-pirri-bur, Pendulous Sedge +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Deer Shield, Yellow Stagshorn +184 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Deer Shield, Yellow Stagshorn +184 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Penny Bun, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Wood Hedgehog +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

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Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blanchland GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway in Slaley Forest

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway in Slaley Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield HaughHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛳Slaley Hall Golf ClubGolf course3.3 km→✦Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield HaughHistoric site3.3 km→

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