← Back🌲 Plantation forest

Hazelrigg Moss

34 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi

Free entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

55.59488, -1.88866

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Merlin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Merlin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Bracken Map, Purplepore Bracket, Turkeytail +241 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bracken Map, Purplepore Bracket, Turkeytail +241 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Forest Cuckoo Bee +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spear Thistle, Heather, Heath Bedstraw +30 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Spear Thistle, Heather, Heath Bedstraw +30 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Wood Hedgehog, Jelly Ear, Penny Bun +16 more foraging species

Varies

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

🚴

Cycling

9 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 route94 m

Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Pintail · Wren · Robin · Pheasant +48

WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MerlinFalco columbarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TwiteLinaria flavirostris

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Seal · Weasel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
WeaselMustela nivalis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Volucella bombylans · Tree Bumblebee +16

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens

🍄

Fungi9 species

spring

2025

Phyllachora junci · Puccinia lapsanae · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew · Pyrenopeziza petiolaris · Pale Bramble Rust +4

Phyllachora junciPhyllachora junci
Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.
Pyrenopeziza petiolarisPyrenopeziza petiolaris
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
Ramularia pratensisRamularia pratensis
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina
Rhododendron RustChrysomyxa rhododendri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Pintail · Wren · Robin · Pheasant +48

WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MerlinFalco columbarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TwiteLinaria flavirostris

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Seal · Weasel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
WeaselMustela nivalis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Volucella bombylans · Tree Bumblebee +16

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens

🍄

Fungi9 species

spring

2025

Phyllachora junci · Puccinia lapsanae · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew · Pyrenopeziza petiolaris · Pale Bramble Rust +4

Phyllachora junciPhyllachora junci
Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.
Pyrenopeziza petiolarisPyrenopeziza petiolaris
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
Ramularia pratensisRamularia pratensis
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina
Rhododendron RustChrysomyxa rhododendri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass and Forest, Hazelrigg Moss

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BELFORD HALLHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Market CrossHistoric site3.8 km→✦St Cuthberts CaveHistoric site2.1 km→⚽The MeadowsPlaying field4 km→⛳Belford Golf Club and Driving RangeGolf course4.4 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: bee5427a-feee-4a69-bb65-ad43c2d6ec61