Conifer woodland near Great Tosson 93 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 93 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.26237, -1.97819
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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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path 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
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Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +36
Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Pondskater +1
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Pondskater Gerris Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chickweed Wintergreen · Small Restharrow · Foxglove · Yarrow · Bilberry +3
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea Small Restharrow Ononis reclinata2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Common Cottongrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +36
Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Pondskater +1
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Pondskater Gerris Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chickweed Wintergreen · Small Restharrow · Foxglove · Yarrow · Bilberry +3
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea Small Restharrow Ononis reclinata2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Common Cottongrass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2023
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2023 