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Hindhaugh's Planting - Conifer woodland

35 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

55.62768, -1.88592

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route595 m

Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route484 m

Named routeRef 1Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Yellowhammer +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
EiderSomateria mollissima
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

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Insects12 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Hawker

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Plants14 species

spring

2025

Water Avens · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Wood Anemone +9

Water AvensGeum rivale
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
CrosswortCruciata laevipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Yellowhammer +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
EiderSomateria mollissima
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Hawker

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2025

Water Avens · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Wood Anemone +9

Water AvensGeum rivale
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
CrosswortCruciata laevipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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