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Robson's Plantation - Conifer woodland

29 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

54.92806, -1.99194

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 72Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 72Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile in Robson's Plantation

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile in Robson's Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SpinneyUrban park2.4 km→⛪St James' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Three temporary camps at Farnley GrangeHistoric site4 km→⚽Tynedale ParkPlaying field4.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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