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Deershed Plantation

30 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

55.53727, -1.95789

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Rook +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Rook +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Dor Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Dor Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water-pepper, Ground-ivy · last seen 2020; Plants — Water-pepper, Ground-ivy · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 68Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route633 m
Named routeRef 68Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fowberrypark

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Scott ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Tower HillUrban park3.6 km→🌱Italian GardenUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Ninian's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⚽Scott ParkPlaying field3.4 km→

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