Conifer woodland near Heigh
24 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
55.44667, -2.17390
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🦅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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
928 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
928 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +20
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Great TitParus major2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Violet Ground Beetle
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Heath Rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +101
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
928 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren +20
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Great TitParus major2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Violet Ground Beetle
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Heath Rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +101
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Dog-violet
Common Dog-violet
Viola riviniana2019
Viola riviniana2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumNorway SprucePicea abies2019Norway SprucePicea abies2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019GorseUlex europaeus2019GorseUlex europaeus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2019Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Odontites vernus subsp. vernusOdontites vernus subsp. vernus2019Odontites vernus subsp. vernusOdontites vernus subsp. vernus2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019AlderAlnus glutinosa2019AlderAlnus glutinosa2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2019Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Star SedgeCarex echinata2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens2019Betula pubescens subsp. pubescensBetula pubescens subsp. pubescens2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2019Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Juncus bulbosus subsp. kochiiJuncus bulbosus subsp. kochii2019Juncus bulbosus subsp. kochiiJuncus bulbosus subsp. kochii2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019OsierSalix viminalis2019OsierSalix viminalis2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019Oval SedgeCarex leporina2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2019Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019AspenPopulus tremula2019AspenPopulus tremula2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2019Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2019Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2019Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2019an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2019an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2019CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Quaking-grassBriza media2018Quaking-grassBriza media2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018Marsh VioletViola palustris2018Marsh VioletViola palustris2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018