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Gellesfield Plantation

3 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Bush Vetch, Blackthorn +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Bush Vetch, Blackthorn +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Oedemera lurida +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Oedemera lurida +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Valley Views Trail, GibsideWalking route7 km

See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.

Named routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

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Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycle Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

John Dobson StreetCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

26,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +73

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

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Mammals14 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +9

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
MoleTalpa europaea
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Oedemera lurida · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva

🌿

Plants29 species

springsummer

2025

Hemlock Water-dropwort · Bush Vetch · Blackthorn · Herb-Robert · Meadow Crane's-bill +24

Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Bush VetchVicia sepium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Quaking-grassBriza media
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Two-flowered Everlasting-peaLathyrus grandiflorus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
CowslipPrimula veris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +73

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

🦌

Mammals14 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +9

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
MoleTalpa europaea
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Oedemera lurida · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva

🌿

Plants29 species

springsummer

2025

Hemlock Water-dropwort · Bush Vetch · Blackthorn · Herb-Robert · Meadow Crane's-bill +24

Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Bush VetchVicia sepium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Quaking-grassBriza media
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Two-flowered Everlasting-peaLathyrus grandiflorus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
CowslipPrimula veris
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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