Potland Plantation - Conifer woodland
71 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome71 ha
Getting here
55.19380, -1.57719
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 155Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeLength 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
23,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,358 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Twite · Shoveler · Mediterranean Gull · Ruff +29
- WigeonMareca penelope
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +1
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ochre Gillgobbler · Root Rot · Wood Woollyfoot · Green Brittlegill · Candlesnuff Fungus +52
- Ochre GillgobblerHypomyces lateritius
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus
- Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Pale StagshornCalocera pallidospathulata
- Snapping Bonnet
Coltsfoot
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,358 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Twite · Shoveler · Mediterranean Gull · Ruff +29
- WigeonMareca penelope
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +1
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ochre Gillgobbler · Root Rot · Wood Woollyfoot · Green Brittlegill · Candlesnuff Fungus +52
- Ochre GillgobblerHypomyces lateritius
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus
- Green BrittlegillRussula aeruginea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Pale StagshornCalocera pallidospathulata
- Snapping Bonnet
Coltsfoot
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mycena vitilis
Mycena vitilis
Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumConifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanisCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumShaggy InkcapCoprinus comatusShaggy InkcapCoprinus comatusPine Needle SplitLophodermium pinastriPine Needle SplitLophodermium pinastriLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusToothed CrustBasidioradulum radulaToothed CrustBasidioradulum radulaHelminthosporium velutinumHelminthosporium velutinumHelminthosporium velutinumHelminthosporium velutinumCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataPointed ClubClavaria falcataPointed ClubClavaria falcataBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaLeafy BrainPhaeotremella foliaceaLeafy BrainPhaeotremella foliaceaPale MilkcapLactarius pallidusPale MilkcapLactarius pallidusLarch BoleteSuillus grevilleiLarch BoleteSuillus grevilleiCommon FunnelInfundibulicybe gibbaCommon FunnelInfundibulicybe gibbaClustered ToughshankGymnopus confluensClustered ToughshankGymnopus confluensWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisWood OysterlingDeconica horizontalisRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeIodine BonnetMycena filopesIodine BonnetMycena filopesHairy EarthtongueTrichoglossum hirsutumHairy EarthtongueTrichoglossum hirsutumTwotone FunnelClitocybe metachroaTwotone FunnelClitocybe metachroaMealy BonnetMycena cinerellaMealy BonnetMycena cinerellaSaffron WebcapCortinarius croceusSaffron WebcapCortinarius croceusPeppery BoleteChalciporus piperatusPeppery BoleteChalciporus piperatusAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaBrassica Powdery MildewErysiphe cruciferarumBrassica Powdery MildewErysiphe cruciferarumNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaPinecone CapStrobilurus tenacellusPinecone CapStrobilurus tenacellusClustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedataClustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedataCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumHumpback BrittlegillRussula caeruleaHumpback BrittlegillRussula caeruleaDeceiverLaccaria laccataDeceiverLaccaria laccataConifercone CapBaeospora myosuraConifercone CapBaeospora myosuraClustered DomecapLyophyllum decastesClustered DomecapLyophyllum decastesRamularia inaequalisRamularia inaequalisRamularia inaequalisRamularia inaequalisRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRufous MilkcapLactarius rufusRufous MilkcapLactarius rufusMealy FunnelClitocybe vibecinaMealy FunnelClitocybe vibecinaGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaRussula silvestrisRussula silvestrisRussula silvestrisRussula silvestris