Silver Hill Plantation - Grassland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.72670, -1.26846
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
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Durham Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route543 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 543 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Haswell to Hart cycle track
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Wildlife to spot
13,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,310 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,310 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
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