Joe's Wood - Conifer woodland 126 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 126 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.28967, -1.96017
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
Marked walking trails totalling 8.4 km
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
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 · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nelly's Moss Lakes Walk, Cragside Estate Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Discover 2 of Cragside's historic lakes, originally engineered by Lord Armstrong as part of a pioneering Victorian hydro-electricity system, on this easy, level circular. Keep an eye out for frogs crossing the path & herons dipping their feet in the water
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Public paths
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Photos Little Church rock, Simonside (2)
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Wildlife to spot
2,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Green Tiger Beetle · Mottled Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wood-sorrel · Pirri-pirri-bur · Heath Speedwell · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Deergrass +3
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum Foxglove Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Green Tiger Beetle · Mottled Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wood-sorrel · Pirri-pirri-bur · Heath Speedwell · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Deergrass +3
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum Foxglove Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus
Carabus nitens Carabus nitens
Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Digitalis purpurea2024
Digitalis purpurea2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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