Linn Wood - Conifer woodland 58 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 58 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.31558, -1.87284
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Black Darter +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Yellow-wort · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-wort · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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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Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow-wort
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow-wort
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2025
Anabolia nervosa Anabolia nervosa2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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