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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 412 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.37530, -1.88669
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Marked walking trails totalling 10.5 km
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +33 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +33 more · last seen 2016
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 10.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Magpie Pica pica2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Bilberry Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Adonis' Ladybird +13
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2021 Syrphus Syrphus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2021 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Pirri-pirri-bur · Bugle · Wood Avens +5
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis Sanicle Sanicula europaea Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Bugle Ajuga reptans Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Magpie Pica pica2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Bilberry Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Adonis' Ladybird +13
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2021 Syrphus Syrphus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2021 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Pirri-pirri-bur · Bugle · Wood Avens +5
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis Sanicle Sanicula europaea Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Bugle Ajuga reptans Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Tiger Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2021
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2021
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2021
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020 Water Avens
Water Avens
Geum rivale2022
Geum rivale2022
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2020
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2020 