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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 413 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.25338, -2.00414
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heather, Red Bog-moss +24 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heather, Red Bog-moss +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
749 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +37
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2021 Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heather · Red Bog-moss · Yarrow · Cross-leaved Heath +22
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2021 Heather Calluna vulgaris2021 Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2021 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2021 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +37
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2021 Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Heather · Red Bog-moss · Yarrow · Cross-leaved Heath +22
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2021 Heather Calluna vulgaris2021 Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2021 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2021 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2021
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2021
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2021
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2021
Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum2021
Magellanic Bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicum2021
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2021
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2021
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2021
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2021
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia2021
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia2021
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2021
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2021
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2021
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2021
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2021
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2021
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2021
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2021
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2021
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2021
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2021
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2021
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2021
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2021
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2021
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2021
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2021
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2021
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2021
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2021
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2021
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2021
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2021
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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