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Chirm Well Plantation

68 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

55.25886, -1.86640

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Coral, Lepraria incana s. lat., Flavoplaca oasis +25 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Coral, Lepraria incana s. lat., Flavoplaca oasis +25 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Early-purple Orchid, Honeysuckle +70 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Early-purple Orchid, Honeysuckle +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Flowering Currant, Water Mint +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Meadow Plant Bug, Four-spotted Chaser +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Meadow Plant Bug, Four-spotted Chaser +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenleighton Moor Walk, WallingtonWalking route9.6 km

Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chirm Well Cottage

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chirm Well Cottage

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✦PeleHistoric site3.5 km→✦Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort, Romano-British settlements, field system, cairnfield, cross dyke, round cairn cemetery, rock art and medieval park paleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Brinkburn Priory Augustinian priory, mill, gateway and post-Dissolution houseHistoric site3.8 km→✦Lordenshaws Iron Age HillfortHistoric site4.4 km→✦Bastle 150m south west of MorrelhirstHistoric site2.8 km→✦CampHistoric site3.7 km→

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