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High Kellas Plantation

55 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

54.89620, -1.99999

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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
  • 🍄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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Mollisia fallax +77 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Mollisia fallax +77 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Blackfoot Polypore

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Violet Oil-beetle +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Violet Oil-beetle +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blanchland GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coal Roadbyway open to all traffic · 916 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 916 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Coal Roadbyway open to all traffic · 251 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 251 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Kellas Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Pow Hill Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️POW HILLCountry park4.2 km→🌱Pow Hill Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→⛳Slaley Hall Golf ClubGolf course1.6 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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