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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 109 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.29555, -2.36067
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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Swallow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Swallow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidea lithophila, Dark Crottle, Pseudevernia furfuracea s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecidea lithophila, Dark Crottle, Pseudevernia furfuracea s. lat. +14 more · last seen 2015
Varies
2 marked walking trails
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
842 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Crossbill · Wren · Goldcrest +52
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Red Squirrel
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Larch Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug +5
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica2023 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Waved Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Lettuce · Heath Spotted-orchid
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Crossbill · Wren · Goldcrest +52
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Vole · Red Squirrel
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphegina sibirica · Larch Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Common Carder Bee · Green Shieldbug +5
Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica2023 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Waved Silk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Wall Lettuce · Heath Spotted-orchid
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bombus monticola2023
Bombus monticola2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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