Conifer woodland near Great Tosson 63 ha
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🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 63 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.27731, -1.97717
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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 welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 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
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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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Wildlife to spot
1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Small Heath · Mottled Grasshopper · Red Admiral · Pondskater · Carabus nitens +1
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Pondskater Gerris Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chickweed Wintergreen · Wood-sorrel · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Deergrass · Small Restharrow +5
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum Small Restharrow Ononis reclinata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Small Heath · Mottled Grasshopper · Red Admiral · Pondskater · Carabus nitens +1
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Pondskater Gerris Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chickweed Wintergreen · Wood-sorrel · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Deergrass · Small Restharrow +5
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum Small Restharrow Ononis reclinata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Foxglove
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea2024
Digitalis purpurea2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024 