Thistley Lawn - Conifer woodland
23 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
55.11919, -2.45533
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National 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 route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route8 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2022▾
Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Jay · Song Thrush · Wren +24
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2016
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2015
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Common Hawker · Small Tortoiseshell +3
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015
🍄Fungi9 species
springsummer
2018▾
Nectriopsis · Thelotrema lepadinum · Arthonia stellaris · Bacidina neosquamulosa · Cladonia coniocraea +4
- NectriopsisNectriopsis
- Thelotrema lepadinumThelotrema lepadinum
- Arthonia stellarisArthonia stellaris
- Bacidina neosquamulosaBacidina neosquamulosa
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2014
- crotail rèin-fhèidhCladonia portentosa
Balding Pincushion · Glittering Wood-moss · Red Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Sphagnum capillifolium +45
- Balding PincushionUlota calvescens
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2013
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2013
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2013
- Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2022▾
Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Jay · Song Thrush · Wren +24
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2016
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2015
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small Heath · Common Hawker · Small Tortoiseshell +3
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2015
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015
🍄Fungi9 species
springsummer
2018▾
Nectriopsis · Thelotrema lepadinum · Arthonia stellaris · Bacidina neosquamulosa · Cladonia coniocraea +4
- NectriopsisNectriopsis
- Thelotrema lepadinumThelotrema lepadinum
- Arthonia stellarisArthonia stellaris
- Bacidina neosquamulosaBacidina neosquamulosa
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2014
- crotail rèin-fhèidhCladonia portentosa
Balding Pincushion · Glittering Wood-moss · Red Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Sphagnum capillifolium +45
- Balding PincushionUlota calvescens
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2013
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2013
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013
- Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2013
- Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2015
Cordulegaster boltonii2015
PeacockAglais io2015PeacockAglais io20152014
2014
Cladonia ciliata var. tenuisCladonia ciliata var. tenuis2014Cladonia ciliata var. tenuisCladonia ciliata var. tenuis2014Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialisCladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis2014Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialisCladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis2014Cladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosaCladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosa2014Cladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosaCladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosa20142013
2013
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2013Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2013Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2013Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2013Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2013Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2013Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2013Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2013Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2013Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2013Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2013Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2013Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2013Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2013GreasewortAneura pinguis2013GreasewortAneura pinguis2013Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2013Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2013Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2013Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2013Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2013Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2013Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2013Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2013Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2013Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2013Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2013Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2013Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2013Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2013Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2013Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2013Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2013Dwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumila2013Dwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumila2013Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2013Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2013Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2013Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2013Water EarwortScapania undulata2013Water EarwortScapania undulata2013Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2013Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2013Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2013Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2013Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2013Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2013Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2013Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2013Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2013Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2013Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2013Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2013Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha2013Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha2013Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2013Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2013