Conifer woodland near Butteryhaugh
251 ha
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🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome251 ha
Getting here
55.28771, -2.52250
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
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National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
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Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
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Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
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Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brambling · Fieldfare · Redwing · Wren · Whooper Swan +29
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Great TitParus major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
- Red Squirrel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Heath Plait-moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heather · Broom Fork-moss · Cross-leaved Heath +26
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brambling · Fieldfare · Redwing · Wren · Whooper Swan +29
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Great TitParus major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
- Red Squirrel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Heath Plait-moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heather · Broom Fork-moss · Cross-leaved Heath +26
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaBristly FingerwortKurzia paucifloraBristly FingerwortKurzia paucifloraCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Lesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataLesser TwaybladeNeottia cordataSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumMagellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicumMagellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagniBog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagniNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens