Conifer woodland near Butteryhaugh
69 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome69 ha
Getting here
55.26972, -2.54763
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route282 m▾
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6 m▾
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route84 m▾
Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route731 m▾
Named routeLength 731 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
824 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
824 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springsummer
2023▾
Sand Martin · Wren · Dipper · Willow Warbler · Meadow Pipit +14
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2019
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2019▾
Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche siltalai · Agapetus fuscipes · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Sericostoma personatum +4
- Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
- Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Wood Crane's-bill · Crowberry +63
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
824 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
springsummer
2023▾
Sand Martin · Wren · Dipper · Willow Warbler · Meadow Pipit +14
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2019
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2019▾
Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche siltalai · Agapetus fuscipes · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Sericostoma personatum +4
- Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
- Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Wood Crane's-bill · Crowberry +63
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2022Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2022Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2022Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordata2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2022CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2022Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2022Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2022Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2022Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2022Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2022Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2022Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2018Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2018Events & activities nearby
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