Fairnley Plantation - Conifer woodland 350 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 350 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.21256, -2.01353
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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 roamDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wannie Line Walk, Wallington Walking route 10 km ▾
Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Crossbill · Meadow Pipit +24
Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona lucorum · Larch Ladybird +38
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Tall Fescue · Crested Dog's-tail · Timothy · Coltsfoot · Raspberry +17
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025 Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025 Timothy Phleum pratense2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Crossbill · Meadow Pipit +24
Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona lucorum · Larch Ladybird +38
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Tall Fescue · Crested Dog's-tail · Timothy · Coltsfoot · Raspberry +17
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025 Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025 Timothy Phleum pratense2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Chrysogaster Chrysogaster
Chrysogaster Chrysogaster
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica
Orthonevra geniculata Orthonevra geniculata
Orthonevra geniculata Orthonevra geniculata
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2024
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2024 2025
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Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Eared Willow Salix aurita2025
Eared Willow Salix aurita2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025 